Multiple Choice Questions

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Niche is

  • all the biological factors in the organism's environment

  • the physical space where an organism lives

  • the functional role played by the organism where it lives

  • the range of temperature that the organism needs to live


C.

the functional role played by the organism where it lives

The ecological niche was termed by J. Grinnel. It refers to the functional role played by the organism where it lives.


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Which of the following is a total root parasite?

  • Cuscuta

  • Rafflesia

  • Santalum

  • Monotrapa


Which one of the following population interactions is widely used in medical science for the production of antibiotics?

  • Commensalism

  • Mutualism

  • Amensalism

  • Parasitism


Match the following Columns

Column I Column II
A. Opuntia 1. Stem thorns
B. Asparagus 2. Phylloclades
C. Citrus 3. Cladodes

  • A B C
    1 2 3
  • A B C
    2 3 1
  • A B C
    3 2 1
  • A B C
    2 1 3

The ultimate source of energy for a living being is

  • Sunlight

  • ATP

  • Fats

  •  Carbohydrates


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The scientific name of gharial is

  • Naja bun garus

  • Gaviails gangeticus

  • Hemidactylusflavivridis

  • None of the above


Which of these is used to control human population?

  • Estrogen + progesterone

  • IUCD and MTP

  • Tubectomy and vasectomy

  •  All of the above


Biotic potential or potential natality means

  • Natural increase of population under ideal/optimum conditions

  • The potential of the organism in a biome

  • Number of organisms in a biome

  • Species of maximum number in a population


Predation and parasitism are which type of interactions.

  • (+, +)

  • (+, 0 )

  • ( -)

  • (+, -)


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Which part of the animal virus is not produced in multiple copies?

  • Capsid

  • Proteins

  • Envelops

  • Ribosome


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