Identify the correct statement:

1.  Eutrophic lakes contain fewer nutrients than oligotrophic lakes.
2.  Xerarch succession is a primary succession that occurs in water bodies.
3.  Most ecologists believe that most communities achieve stable, unchanging climax vegetation.
4.  A mature ecosystem has greater species richness, greater biomass, and less net productivity than a younger stage of succession.

Subtopic:  Response of Organisms to Abiotic Factors (OLD NCERT) |
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A species that has a disproportionately large effect on its natural environment relative to its abundance is called as:

1.keystone species2.niche
3.competitor4.predator

Subtopic:  Population Interactions: Predation |
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Competitors can coexist indefinitely only by:

1.niche differentiation2.contest competition
3.interference competition4.scramble competition

Subtopic:  Population Interactions: Competition |
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Population size is unlikely to be limited by:

1.predation2.commensalism
3.competition4.brood parasitism

Subtopic:  Population Interactions: Commensalism, Protocooperation & Mutualism |
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Rapid loss of nutrients from terrestrial ecosystems is not caused by:

1. clear-cutting native forest 2. early seral stages
3. climax communities 4. low diversity
Subtopic:  Abiotic Factors: Light & Water (OLD NCERT) |
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The consequences of high population density of a population will include all except:
1. toxic waste accumulation
2. an increase in mortality
3. ignorance of overabundant prey by the predators
4. a reduction in reproduction

Subtopic:  Population Characters: Density |
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The endosymbiosis between early eukaryotes and the prokaryote lineage would be an example of:

1.Commensalism2.Mutualism
3.Parasitism4.Competition

Subtopic:  Population Interactions: Commensalism, Protocooperation & Mutualism |
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Which of the following links ecology to population genetics and evolution?

1.Organismic ecology2.Population ecology
3.Ecosystem ecology4.Biome ecology

Subtopic:  Population Dynamic |
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Under a particular set of selection pressures, organisms evolve towards the most efficient:

1.Thermoregulation2.Water conservation
3.Respiration4.Reproduction strategy

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The invasive prickly pear cactus in Australia was brought under control with the help of:

1.  Snail 2.  Moth
3.  Ladybug 4.  Fungus
Subtopic:  Population Interactions: Predation |
 82%
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