EN a cy The etatonahip betwen a cimber and the host comrespond (4) Mutualism (a) Neutratism () Commensalism —— (¢) Parasitism eaeriaponts ol 6. The relationship between the alga Cladophora and the snail shell on which it grows (a) Moteation (a) Neutratisan (b) Predation (©) Commenslism | 7. The device or structure where plants are grown in a controlled environment @ All ol Bese {@) Culture chamber (b) Inoculation chamber (c) Phytotron 8. Thea density is maximum: (a) Above 32° (©) Between 32° 64 from soil level (b) At the soil surface (a) In the hydrosphere 9. Plants growing in oxygen deficient soils have Shallow roots system (No roots (b) Longer roots system (@) Aerial roots system (@)_ ‘Shallow roots sys 10, ‘Flag trees’ are formed due to (a) Lodging (b) Erosion and evaporation (©) Unidirectional wind (@) Salt spray UA, Plants growing on burnt sol are called as: oe (@) Heliophilous (&) Hydrophilous (©) Pyrophilous (@) Pysiform 12. Asa result of fire there is destruction of the following components of soil : hot these (@) Litter (&) Organisms (©) Inorganic matter (@) Allof 13, Plants growing on desert and steppe are called as : ar (a) Oxylophytes (b) Lithophytes (© Eremophytes (d) Psilophytes 14, Plants growing on rocks are called as 4 (a) Psychrophytes (b) Lithophytes (c) Halophytes (a) Sciophytes 15. Plants growing on cold soil are called a5: (a) Oxylophytes (b) Sciophytes (©) Psammophytes (d) Psychrophytes 16. Mark the rooted submerged hydrophyte : (a) Ranunculus (b) Naja (©) Potamogeton (a) None of these 17, The mesophytes are characterised by : (a) Uniform mesophyll (b) Absence of cuticle (©) Well developed root shoot systems (@) Allof these . Mark the true xerophyte : (2) Capparisqphylla——(&) Solanum xanthocarpumm (¢) Euphorbia mil (@) Allof these 19, ‘The seeds of Rhus can endure a temperature as high as (@) 40°C () 60°C (© 6c (@ soc 20, The serotinous cones show (@) In situ seed germination (&) Longer viability (©) Early cone separation () All these characters 21. Asan adaptation to fire, some plants produce lignotubers which are : (2) Born on the leaves (©) Present on the main stem (©) Bom underground (@) Suspended from the branches 22, In which ofthe following groups all the plants belong to the same category ? (2) Nynphaca, Potanogeton, Vitoria (©) Utricularia, Typha, Aponogeton (0) Lena, Spirodeta, Azlta (@)_Ramuncitus, Valisneri, Hydrita 23. When a plant first begins to wilt permanently ina po, its 545 gms of soil has 45 gms of water. The PWP of this soils @) (b) 9% (© 825% (@) 165% 24. Plants growing on sand and gravel are called as: (2) Eremophytes () Psammophytes (©) Psilophytes (@ Oxytophytes 25. Adaptation to low temperature and freezing in animals occurs due to the production of: - (a) Antifreeze proteins (b) Chaperonins (©) Protine (@) Anatine 26, The rate of individuals taking birth per 1,000 per year is called (a) Mortality rate () Vital rate (0) Natality rate @) Growth rate 27. Growth of the population of an area dependls upon : . Keo) Stet 28 (a) Natatity ra 2, In terms of land a (0) Immigration (©) Environmental resistance (d) All of these 1, India occupies n the world, sy Aes om ) 71h position (b) 8th posi (©) 9th position 29. "Theory of Human Population” was written by {© Ge pono Charles Darwin (b) AR, Wallace (©) TR Malthus (@) Lamarck Scanned with CamScanner2, the main factor for the growth of human (@) High birth rate () Low dea ept th . Whrate (©) Lack of education (d) Allof these By Sua Pease nee gomeny whe ans an ately spt for BY? . (©) Thomas Malthus (@ Charles Darwin asure of maxi (CBSE 1995) a2 The ensue of maximum rat of reproduction under optinal conditions scaled: aa ©) Canying capacity (© Proximal level (@) Biotic potential 43, Rapid decline inthe population due: (MP-PMT 1995) P tohigh mortality rate is called : (a) Population density —(b) Population cae ne es clled: 4, Which of the following is most convi ae (© Populationexplosion (@) Allofthese (BHU 1996) (@) High birth rate == Gune epulaton n growth in acount ? (0) Low population of old persons (a) bes y rat (ALIS 1996) 35, Study of trends of human population is (@) High population of youngs ¢ iy oietactie! ©) Biography (© Kalography (@) Psychology (MP-PMT 1996) 46, The present world human population is about: 2 ©) 100 million © 18 milion (€) 6billion (CBSE 1997) 37. What isthe most important factor fo the success of animal population ? {a) ‘Natality (b) Adaptability (© Unlimited food (@) Interspecific activity (CBSE 1997) 58, Ifthe rate of addition of new members increases with respect to the individuals lost from the same population, the graph obtained has : (@) Declined growth (b) Exponential growth (€) Zero population growth (4) ‘None of these (AIMS 1997) 38. Average ratio of men and women in human population is @) 3:4 &) 11 © 3:5 (@ 1:2 ar. PMT 1997) 40. Two opposite forces operate in the growth and development of a population, one of these is ability to reproduce at a given rate. The force opposite to itis called : @) Biotic potential (©) Mortality (© Fecundity (@) Environmental resistance (CBSE 1998) 41, Different life forms, among organisms in relation to environment were given by : (0) Reiter (©) Odum (© Raunkiers (@) Warming (BHU 1999) 42, Zone of atmosphere that lies near the ground is: @) Troposphere (©) Stratosphere (©) Homosphere (@) Allof these (AEMC 1998) 43. The population explosion has occurred in the last: (@) 500 years (©) 300 years (©) 100 years (@) 250 years (AFMC 1998) 44, The part of earth and atmosphere supporting life is (@) Biota (0) Biome (© Feotone (@) Biosphere (PMT 1998) 48. One of the critical mechanisms by which environment controls the population of a species is {@) Biotic control (©) Mortality (© Fecundity (@) Environmental resistance (Har. PMT 1998) 46, The exponential growth is maximum in: (fa). Tissue Is Embryo (©) Unicellular organisms — (d) Multicellular organisms (a) Tissue culture cell ® ry’ ‘a 47. Ina population curve, the rate of growth becomes steady towards the end of exponential curve due to : ee eee eae (©) Environmental stress Oe (Alerts Fear. 00 48. When the ‘number of immigration and births is more than emigration and deaths. Growth curve of population will (2) Exponential phase (b) Lag phase (©) Declining phase (a) Steady phase (Har. PMT 2000) *. Human population follows : @ Tshoped oh cnet) Zehaped growth cscs) Setoped sem csers, OF Met Gas CMRF 200 » Organisms living at the bottom of a lake are called (@) Nektons (b) Benthos (©) Planktons (@) Pelagic (MP-PMr 2000) Scanned with CamScanner51. Animals have shorter and smaller extremes in colder region. Iti ae ‘ ; (a) Bargman's rule (a) Alllen’srule (b) Cope’s rule (©). Dollo’s rule (APMER 2009, 52. Which one is exclusive xerophytic adaptation ? i (@) Absence of stomata (b) Long tap root system (c) Stipular leaves (2) Spines (Har. PMT 2000) 53. World Population Day is on : i (0) Sth jere ®) ameyay genoa (@) 2st March (Manipal 2000) 54. What is best pH of soil for cultivation ? (@) 34-54 (b) 45-55 (0 55-65 @ 65-75 «(CASE 20g 55. Niche of a species is. (@) Place of living (&) Specific function and competitive power (©) Habitat and specific function (@)_None of these (PMT 2004 56. First human population explosion took place due to: fay. Changes cut @) Agriculture Industrial () Technolog caer (©) Industrialization _(@) Technology (BV-Pune2oon 57. Natality is balanced by mortality. There will be : (a) Decrease in population growth (b) Zero population growth (0) Increase in population growth (@) Overpopulation (MH-PMT 2001) 58. Ozone layer is found in: (a) Thermosphere (b) Stratosphere (©) Mesosphere (@) Lithosphere (©) Troposphere (Kerata 2007) 59. Ability to produce maximum offsprings is : (a) Bioticpotential __(b) Carrying capacity _(@) Environmental resistance (d) None of these (CBSE 2002) 660. Which one of the following is important for speciation ? {@) Seasonal isolation (b) Reproductive isolation (c) Behavioural isolation _(d)_ ‘Temporal isolation (CBSE 2002) 61. Shallow lakes with abundant of organic matter are called : (a) Saprotrophic (b) Oligotrophic (©) Eutrophic (@) Heterotrophic (BHU 2002) 62, When births are equal to deaths, it is : (a) Plateau stage (b) Exponential stage (c)_ Early growth stage (d) Acceleration stage (APMC 2002 63. Abundance of a species population within its habitats called : (a) Absolute density —_(b) Regional density _(¢)_‘Relative density (@) Niche density (ANIMS 2002) 64. Field capacity consist of : (a) Capillary water (b) Gravitational water (¢) Hygroscopic water (@)_ Both (a) and (c) (DPMT 2002) 65. Plants growing in saline soil with high salt concentration are (a) Xerophytes (b) Halophytes (©) Heliophytes (@) Hydrophytes(cemr 20) 66. In asymptote state, population is : {@) Increasing ) Decreasing (© Changing (@) Stabilised (Mp-patr 200) 67. Least porous soil is: (a) Clayey soil (b) Sandy soil (9) Loamy soil (@) Gravelly soil (Har, PMT 2002) 68. Two opposite forces operate in growth nd development ofa population, One of them relates to ability to repro a given rate. The force opposite to it, is called (@) Fecundity ©) Biotic potential (6) Environmental resistance (a) Morbidity (CBSE 2009) 69. Mechanical tissue is best developed in {a) Hydrophytes (b) Hygrophytes (©) Xerophytes a) Mesostana: (Cer ea 70. Maximum amount of humus occurs in : (@) Mesophytes (CPMT. en ieee (© Middle layer (@) Same everywhere Pwr 2003) 71, July 11 is observed as (centr 2 (@) World Population Day(b) NoTobaceo Day (¢) World Environmental Day(a). World Health Day cali 2000 Scanned with CamScanner72, Loss of forests, urbanization and increasing pollution are due to: (a) Ozone depletion ri (b) Population explosion (Global warming (a) Green house effect 78, Plants adapted to grow in shade are called : eee eee (© Mesophytes (@) Xerophytes 7a, Water holding capacity is maximum in: (cc La 2068) a) C ae oe © sit (a) Gravel (CMC Lah. 2003) 178. Submerged hydrophytes have dissected leaves for: {a) Decreasing surface area (b) Increasing surface area (©) Reducing effect of water currents (@) Increasing number of stomata (Har, PMT 2003) Certain characteristic demographic features of developing countries are: {@) High infant mortality, low fertility, uneven population growth and a very young age distribution (©) High mortality, high density, uneven population growth and avery old age distribution. (©) High fertility, low or rapidly falling mortality rate, rapid population growth and young age distribution 76. (@) High fertility, high density, rapidly rising mortality rate and a very young age distribution (CBSC 2004) ‘The maximum growth rate occurs in : (a) Lag phase (b) Exponential phase —_(c) Stationary phase (@) Senescent phase (CBSE 2004) 78. A terrestrial animal must be able to : {a) Actively pump salts out through the skin (b) Excrete large amount of salts in urine (©) Excrete large amount of water in urine (a) Conserve water (CBSC 2004) 79. In which one of the following habitats, does the diurnal temperature of soil surface vary most ? (@) Shrub land (b) Forest (0) Desest (@ Grassland (CBSE 2004) 80. Broad-leaved oak forests are found in : (a) Tropical deciduous forest (b)Mediterranean evergreen forest (©) Temperate deciduous forest (@) North coniferous forest (AFMC 2008) 81. Greatest biological problem faced by humanity is of : (2), Population explosion (b) Depletion of ozone sheild (©) Depletion of natural resources (a) Land erosion (MP-PMT 2004) 82, Instrument used to measure the wind velocity is: @) Anemometer (b) Hydrometer (©) Lactometer (@) Photometer (MP-PMT200) 83. Science linking heredity with environment is (@) Ecology (&) Ecophysiology (©) Genecology (@) Genetics (MP-PMT 2008) 84, Halophytes are : (a) Salt resistant (b) Fire resistant (©) Cold resistant (@) Sand loving (Orissa JEE 2000) 85, A plant living for a few days is (@) Annual (b) Ephemeral (©) Biennial (@) Perennial (Orissa JEE 2008) 86, Animals have innate ability to escape from predation. Select the incorrect example: (@) Colour change in Chameleon (b) Enlargement of body by swallowing air in Puffer fish {0) Poison fangs of snak (@ Melanin in moths (CBSE 2005) 7. Aeatach Iatte, heat gain through insolation approximately equa het los though terrestil radiation & (a) 225°Nand$ (b) 40° Nand S (0) 425° Nand S (a) 60° Nand$ (CBSE 2005) 88, Which is not true for species ? (a) Members af a species can interbreed (b). Gene flow does not occur between populations of same spp. ated from other sp¢ (@)_ Variations occur among members of a SPP. 89. Which one represents correct match between organism and its ecological niche ? ta (a) Valseria and pon {b) Desert locust (Schistocerca) and desert iH Vultures ved de forest (@)_ Plant lice (aphids) and leaf (AIMS 2005) 90. Plants growing i ‘conditions of temperature and moisture are (a) Hygrophytes (b) Hydrophytes (@) Mesophytes: (a) Epiphytes (Manipur 2005) {c) Avspecies is reproductively Scanned with CamScanner1, Malitat together with functions of» species constitute ts (d) Ecological niche ta) Topography (b) ‘Trophic level (c) Boundry ) (CPMT 2095) 92, Ozone protects biogphere from high energetic cana ee (a) Infrasted rays (b) Ultraviolet rays (@) Xerays (a) Gamera ray (wet 2m 99. Which one isa yerophyte? suari: mM (a) Canpais ¥ 0) lke (0 China rose (a) Casuarina (RPM 2065) 94. Waxy coating on the surface of floating leaves prevents : e y 5 ion (a) Respiration (&) Photosynthesis —(€) Clogging of stomata (4) tee Jee 285 95. Avicenna, Rhizophora and Atriplex are: vt (@) Mesophytes (a) Xerophytes (b) Halophytes (¢) Hydrophytes (Orissa JEE 2005 9%. Pants which behave as mesophytes in rainy season and xerophytes in summer are : (a) Xerophytes. (b) Phreatophytes () Mesophytes (4) “Tropophytes (Pb-PMT 2095) 97, eT TRIe eae ee elee ne of a Mi i ido-pollination (a) Pseudo-parthenocarpy (3) Mimicry (b) Pseudo-copulation (c) Pseudo-pol ae 98. Which mammal excretes solid urine to avoid water loss ? (@) Crow (0) Kangaroo rat (9 Camel 99. In India, human population has higher number of younger age group due to: (6) Long life span and low birth rate (b) Short lie span and high birth rate (6) Short life span and low birth rate (@) Squirrel (HP-PMT 2005) (@) Birth rate is equal to death rate (Pb. PMT 2005) 100. Which of the following is wrongly matched ? (a) Temperate zone - 20° to 40° latitude (©) Ozone layer - Stratosphere (6) Profundal zone- Dark zone (@) Ectotherms - Cold blooded animals {(c) Hypolimnion - Thermal stratification in a lake (Kerala PMT 2005) 1. Niche overlap is (a) Mutualism between two species (b) Active cooperation between two species (6) Two different parasites on same food () Sharing resources between two species (CBSE 2006) 102. Annual migration does not occut in : (@) Arc tem (b) Salamander 103. Praying mantis is a good example of : (a) Camouflage (©) Salmon (@) Siberian crane (CBSE 2006) (&) Mallerian mimicry (@) Warning colouration (4). Socialinsect 104, Animals undergo inactive stage during winters. tis called ; (2) Acclimatisation —_(b) Hibernation 105, Soil transported by airs. (CBSE 2006) (© Aestivation (2) Adaptation (BHU 2006) (@) Alhuviad (0) Glacial (©) Colluvial (@) Eotian (BHU 2006) 106. Warm blonded animals of cold climate have small extremities. This was stated by (a) Bargmen. () Gloger (©) Dollo 107. Excessive aerenchyma is characteristic feature of : (@) Allen (CET Cha. 2006) (2) Heliophytes (0) Xerophytes (6) Mesophytes (a) Hydrophytes (BV-Pune 2006) 108, Which plant is found in mangrove zone ? (a) Rhizophora (0) Acacia (©) Pinus (@ Tectona grandis 109, Micro-organisms ha (RPM 2006) ‘ptiowum temperature for growth below 15° C and cannot grow above 20° C are called: (a), Mesophils (©) Thermophiles (0) Payehrophites (@)_ Nome of these (AMU 2006 No. Functional aspect ofa species with reference tots place of occurrence sealed at al lone () Environment (©) Ecological niche (@) Species (Orissa JEE 2006) (0) Xerophytes (0) Hydrophytes (© Mesop! (@ Opsanophytes (Orissa JEE 2006) Scanned with CamScannerya Es ee (ee Choose correct combination oft we 13. a. 15. 116. m7. 118. 19, 20, 1m. m2, 133, 14, 13, labelling in aquatic zones: UGH AND ‘OxvGEN LeveL, re tO , ig. Beene sone’ Profundal zone,c- Littoral zone, -Bemhic zone (1) a Limmete 2006, b Benthic zone, c- Profundal zone, d. Liter ne (0) a- oral zone, b Limnetic zone,c -Profundal zoned Bertnac one (@ a+ Littoral zone, b - Profundal 201 me, ¢~ Benthic zone, d - Limnetic zone (Kerala PMT 2006) Biological organisation starts with : (@) Atomic level (©) Submicroscopic molecular level (© Cellular level (@) Organismic level (CBSE 2007) Ifthe mean and median pertaining to a certain character of a population are of the same value, the following is most likely to occur : (a) A skewed curve (b) A normal distribution (9 A bi-modal distribution (@) A T-shaped curve (CBSE 2007) ‘Two plants can be conclusively sai to belong to the same species they : @) Have same number of chromosomes (©) Can reproduce freely with each other and form seeds (© Have more than 90 per cent similar genes" (d) Look senilar aed possess identical secondary metabolites (CBSE 2007) ‘Geometric representation of age structure isa characteristic of: (@) Ecosystem ©) Biotic community (@ Population (@ Landscape (CBSE 2007) The population of an insect species shows an explosive increase in numbers uring rainy season followed by its disappearance at the end of the season, What does this show + {@) The population of its predators increases enormously (©) S-shaped or sigmoid growth ofthis insect (©) The food plants mature and die at the end of the rainy season (@) ts population growth curve is of J-type (CBSE 2007) Relative Biological Effectiveness (RBE) usually refers to the da images caused by : (2) Low temperature (0) High temperature (c). Radiations (d) Pollution — (AFMC 2007) Which law of evolution states that warm-blooded mammals of hot and humid. areas have abundant melanin pigment ? (@) Dollo’s law (b) Gloger’s law. (©) Cope’s law (@) Gause’s law (BHU 2007) Competition of species leads to : (a) Extinction (b) Mutation (©) Greater number of niches (@) Symbiosis (DPA 2007) ‘Mycorrhizae are more common in (a) Eutrophic soil (b) Oligotrophic soil (©) Both of these ()_ None of these(OPMT. 2007) IE non-limiting conditions are provided, then which happens? (2) Natality increases and morality decreases (b) Mortality decreases (©) Natality increases (@) Mortality increases (Pate 2007) The maximum growth rate occurs in (a) Stationary phase (b). Senescent phase (©) Lag phase (@) Exponential phase (Manipal 2007) A terrestrial animal must be able to : (0) Exerete large amount of water in urine (b) Conserve water (Actively pump salts out through the skin (@)_Excrete large amount of salts in urine (Manipal 2007) netic drift operates in : * , (teres wet population (0) Fast reproductive population (© Small isolated population (@) Slow reproductive population (Haryana PMY 2007) Scanned with CamScannerei ee 126, Root cap is absent In: erophytes lrophytes Mesophytes (@) Hatophytes meee eee one (Waryana PMT 2007) terrestrial radiation ? 127, At which latitude, heat gain through insolation is nearly equal to heat loss through terrest {@)66* North and Sou North and South (=) 40° North and South (qd). 424” North and South (@) 66° North anl South (b) 22H" North and South €) 40” oa 128, More than 70% of world's fresh water is contained in -noeniak (@) Antarcti (0), Glaciers and mountains (© Greenland (@) Polarice (IESE 2007) 329, Which of the following isnot true for a species ? (@) Members of a species can interbreed (b) Variations occur among members ofa species (©) Each species is reproductively isolated from other species (@). Gene los does ot ecu betveen the populations of species questeR 2007 130. Biological species concept is mainly based on : (@) Reproductive isolation (©) Morphological features only (©) Methods of reproduction only (@) Morphology and methods of reproduction (evP 2007) BL. Edaphology is (@) Study ofelephants (>) Study of snakes _(€) Study of amphibians _(@)_None of these(KCET 2007) 132. Population density of terrestrial organisms is measured in terms of individuals per : 5 (a) Meter? () Meter (©) Meter (@) Meter (KCET 2007) 133. Given below is a graph drawn on the parameters of growth versus time. A, B and C respectively represent. (@)_ Exponential phase, lag phase and steady state phase () Steady state phase, lag phase and log phase (0) Slow growing phase, lag phase and steady state phase (@ Lag phase, steady state phase and log phase 2 (©) Lag phase, log phase and steady state phase 5| (Kerala PMT 2007) a 134, A, layer stich in: ie (@) Minerals (6) Humus (© Litter (@)_None of these(CPMT2007) 135. Study of ecology of population is called: (@) Autoecology (©) Synecotogy (0) Ecotype (a) Demecology (MP-PMT 2007) 136. Psammophytes are plants which grow where soil is (@) Alkaline (©) Sandy (©) Addie (@) Alluvial (Mp-patr 2007) 4187. Species can be identified on the basis of : {@) Interbreeding (©) Species diversity (€) Reproductive isolation (4)-None of these (MP-PMT 2007) 138. Ecological study of single species is called : (@) Synecology (©) Limnology (© Autoecology (@) None of these (Orissa JEE 2007) lays. If raised in the f ‘and can be cross fertilized to ing N. sylvestris and N. tobcum to be separate species? (b) They are morphologically distinct 139. Nicotiana sylvestris lowers only during long days and N. tobacun flowers only during short di laboratory under different photoperiods, they can be induced to flower at the save inne produce self-fertle offspring, What isthe best reason for consider (a). They are physiologically distinct (6) They cannot interbreed in nature (A) They are reproductiv pate ees 'y are reproductively distinct (AIMS 2007 (a) A species which makes up only a small proportion of the total biom it the community's onpaieeton dl Preporton of the total biomass ofa community, yet has a huge impact on (©) Acommon species that °s plenty of biomass, yet has a fairly low (¢) A rare species that has minimal impact on the biomass and (@)_A dominant species that constitu impact on the community's organization tass and on other species in the community {arge proportion of the biomass and which affect many other species (AIMS 2007 Scanned with CamScannerwt. uw 15. 16. M7. 8. 49, 150. 131. 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 156, 159, ‘Consider the following four statements about certa ()) They are datk coloured and have high rate of reproduction and excrete solid urine ea (2) They do not drink water, breathe ata slow rate to conserve water and have their body covered with thick hair (3) They feed on dry seeds and do not require drinking water (#) They excrete highly concentrated urine and do not use water to regulate body temperature Which two of the above statements for such animals are true ? a) Land 3 (b) Tand2 (©) 3and4 (@) 2and3 (CBSE 2006) A free living nitrogen-fixing cyanobacterium which can also form symbiotic association with the water term Azolla is = (a) Tolypotlirix (b) Chlorella in desert animals such as kangaroo rat: (©) Nostoc (a) Anabaena (AFMC 2008) ‘The maximum growth rate occurs in : (a) Stationary phase (b)_Senescent phase Lag phase (d) Exponential phase Pl © Lag pl (APMC 2005) ‘The presence of diversity at the junction of territories of two different habitats is called : (a) Bottle neck effect (b) Edge effect (©) Junction effect (d) Pasteur effect (BHU 2005) July 11 is observed as: (a) World Population Day (©) World Environment Day Study of ecology of a population is called : (@) Autoecology (b) Synecology (© Ecotype (@ Demecology (Har. PMT 2008) (0) No Tobacco Day (@) World Health Day (AMS 2008) The amount of freshwater ofthe earth frozen as polar or glacial ice is: (a) 05% (b) 0.02% © 0.01% (a) 197% (e) 25% (Kerala PMT 2005) Fhe change in population size ata given time internals given by the expression Nt= No + B-+1-D-E, where I, Band Dstand for : (a) Immigrate rate, mortality rate, natality rate (b) Emigration rate, natality rate, mortality rate (©) Mortality rate, natality rate, immigration rate (4) Mortality rate, immigration rate, natality rate (©) Immigrate rate, natality rate, mortality rate (Kerala PMT 2008) The plants of this group are adapted to live partly in water and partly above substratum and free from water : (a) Xerophytes (©) Thalophytes (©) Helophytes (a) Hydrophytes (Orissa JEE 2008) Which one represents a mutualistic association of a fungus with roots of higher plant ? (a) Mycorthiza (©) Mycoplasma (©) Lichen (@) Myxomycetes (Orissa JEE 2008) If the stronger partner is benefitted and the weaker partner is harmed, itis known as : (a) Symbiosis (©) Predation (©) Allelopathy (@) Commensatism (J &K CET 2008) ‘The equation aN. = Brepresents which of the following ? (@) Nat ©) Growth rate (©) Mortality (@) Allof these (WB-JEE 2008) Identify which one of the following is an example of incomplete ecosystem ? (a) Grassland (b) Cave (c) River (d) Wetland — (WB-JEE 2008) Reduction in vascular tissue, mechanical tissue and cuticle is characteristic of : (@) Xerophytes (©) Mesophytes (© Epiphytes (a) Hydrophytes (CBSE 2009) fin a population, natality is balanced by mortality, then there will be : (@) Decrease in population growth (©) Zero population growth (©) Increase in population growth (4) Over population (AEMC 2009) Xerophytes are mostly (@) Succulents (©) Water related (© Mesophytes are grown {@) Salty soil or satin (@)_ None of these(AFMC 2009) ‘oil(b)_ Near the river (©) Rainy water (a) Desert (CPMT 2009) Niche is defined as (4) Position of a species in a community in relation to other species ©) Place where an organism fives (0) Place where an organism lives and performs its duty () Place where population performs its dut Theassemblage ofall the populations of differe transformation in a speeific area is called : ) Biome () Biotic community (©) Population (@) Ecosystem (J &K- CET 2009) (DPMT 2009) species that function asan integrated unit through co-evolved metabolic Scanned with CamScanneriid 160, 161. 162, 163. “16a. 165. 166. 167. 168. 169, 170. a7. 172. 173. 174, 175. 176. 17. 178. —— All ‘Thespecies of plant that play a vital role in controlling the rélative abundance of other spes ies ina community are cay, ' : - led. eens (b) Keystone species |" (@) Pioneer species (d)_ Seral species G&K~ceraI Which one is the edaphic factor in biog fa sphere ? fa) Light (b) Temperature (0) Water ( Sol OE K~cerap¢ Genetically-adapted population to a particular area is called : (a) Ecotone Bas : (@) Niche J & K~cer: Rao between morliyandnatiyiscaed: . (a) Vitalindex () Population ratio (0) Density coefficient (a) Census ratio (MP-PMT 2000 & J & K- CET aq, ‘The figure below is a diagrammatic representation of response of organisms to abiotic ar What do 1, 2 and 3 represent respectively’ . t < 2 3 (a) Conformer Regulator Partial regulator g (b) Regulator Partial regulator Conformer z | (©) Partial regulator Regulator Conformer fi (a) Regulator Conformer Partial regulator (CBSE 2010) A renewable exhaustible natural resource is + Even tEves —> () Coal (b) Petroleum (©) Minerals (A) Forest (CBSE 2010 Which one of the following is a xerophytic plant in which the stem is modified into flat green and succulent ‘structure? (a) Opuntia (b) Casuarina (© Hydrilla (d) Acacia (CBSE Main 2019) In cold climate, the animals have short tal, shorter limbs and eats, this is called : : @) Allen’staw (b) Bergman's law (©) Cope’s law (@) Jordan's law (AFMC 201) Which of the following is a long day plant? (a) Glycin max (©) Spinach + (© Chrysanthemum (@) Tobacco (AFMC 209 ‘The species, though insignificant in number, determine the existence of many other species in a given ecosystem, Such species is known (a) Endemic species () Sacred species (© Extinct species (d) Keystone species (KCET 2010 Which of the following soil is transported by air? (a) Alluvial (v) Aeolian (© Elluvial (d) Glacial (CPMT 2010) ‘The timing of seasonal activities of plants in relation to change in. environmental conditions is termed as : (a) Dendrochronology — (b)_ Biological clock (©) Lapse rate (a) Phenology (DPMT 200) Who is considered as Father of Ecology in India ? (a) Ramdeo Mista (0) M.S. Swaminathan (c) P. Maheshwari (@) S.L. Mehta (DPMT 2019 A common means of sympatric speciation is + (a) Polyploidy (&) Temporal segregation of breeding season (©) Spatial segregation of mating sites (a) Imposition of geographical barrier (DPMT 2010, ‘Many fresh-water animals cannot live for long in sea water and vice versa mainly because of the : (a) Change in N-levels (b) Variations in light intensity (¢) Osmotic problems (@) Special quality of solar radiations (©) Change in level of thermal tolerance (Kerala PMT 2016 ‘The formula of growth rate for population in given time is : (a) dt/aN =1N (b) dt/rN=dN (©) EN/AN=dt (d) dN/tN = dt (e) dN/dt (Kerala PMT 201. ‘An evolutionary pattern characterised by rapid increase in the number and kinds of closely related species is called (a) Convergent evolution (b) Divergent evolution («) Adaptive radiation (a) Parallel evolution (amu 20 “The volume and surface area of a deer are 150,000 cm? and 19,000 em?, and those of a squirrel are 625 em? and 530 The area available for heat loss per cmt volume of the squirrel with be approximately : (a) Seven times more than the deer (©) Five times lese than the deer (©). Three times more than the deer (a) Eleven times more than the deer (amu 20 Consider the following four conditions (1-4) and select the correct pair of them as adaptation to environment i de lizards. The condition 1. Burrowing in soil to escape high temperature Losing heat rapidly from the body during high temperature Bask in sun when temperature is low Insulating body due to thick fatty dermis (a) @). @) b) (1), 8) © (),@) 01 (ay yy (case Scanned with CamScanner479% Inter-breeding animals ‘belong to the same : (a) Genus (&) Family 180. pid tepresent symbiotic relationship between (a) Iga ar icteria ‘ (© Algaand fungi (b) Fungi and higher plants pt. Select the incorrect statement : (@) Viruses and bacteria (amu 201) A | creas (a) Order (cbse 201) (a) An overwhelming majority of ani & Arechitonitg sn eihinw na mumstendnscame atin “ Very small nals are rely ar ee the nest of its host and lets the host to incubate them gp, 1C to 15°C anal rion te pamed whereas the other unafeted (Kerala PMT 2011) predptalion account for the ocean duration of emperature and 50cm fo 250 cm anal variation (a) Temperate forest (6) Coniferous forest (1 () Desert (©) Tropical forest (a) Grassland 483, Which is referred to as “Lungs of the Planet Earth” ? (Kerala PMT 2011) (a) Western Ghats (&) Lakevictoria. =) G (© Himalayas ©) Greenland (a) Amazon rainforest 184. The study of the relation of an organism with its environment is called Seite EE (a) Synecology (©) Bionomics (©) Autoecology By (@ Herpetology Ma ()& K CET 2011) 185. Fafa a A a eter apie aun if jiotic pot it 4186, Pedology refers to study of : (6) Biotic potential (@) Vitality & K CET 2011) (a) Soil (b) Water (© Poy ilation 187. The basic unit of study in ecology is : Pe ct (@) Population (b) Organism. (©) Community (d) Species (DUMET 2011) 4188. ‘The most important factor which determined the increase in human population in India during the 20th century was: (a) Natality (b) Mortality (©) Immigration (d) Emigration (DUMET 2011) 189. A population growing in a habitat with limited resources shows four phases of growth in the following sequence : (@) Acceleration ~> Decleration > Lag phase + Asymptotic (&) Asymptotic > Acceleration — Decleration —> Lag phase (©) Lag phase -> Acceleration -> Decleration —> Asymptotic (@) Acceleration — Lag phase —> Decleration —» Asymptotic 190. Sigmoid growth curve is represented by : (a) dN/dt=rN (b) dN/dt = rN (1-N/K) (0) Nt=No+B+I-D-E (a) dN/dt=1-N/K (DUMET 2011) (DUMET 2011) 191. Age of pyramid with broad base indicates = (b) Low percentage of young individuals (@) High percentage of young individuals in (0 High percentage of old individuals (@) Low percentage of old individuals (DUMET 2011) 192, Term “nitche” was first used by : () Claments ° (b) Grinell (©) Warming, (@) Odum (UP CPMT 2011) 1 i vi th the poy ulations, but not obligatory to either is : BB. An interaction favour a ar (o) Commensalism (@) Parasitism tualism (b) Mutua (up cPMT2010) (a) Proto-cooperation any time is called : wel in an area at (q) Standing state 194, Mass of living matter ata trophic le (a) Standing crop (CBSE 2011) (@) Detritus (0) Humus . 185. Exponential growth in plants can be expressed ast (a) Lt=Ly rt (b) Les! (©) Wy =Wo+e" 186. Ina population, unrestric! (a) Biotic potential ( WyeWoe" @ Wy=Woet (Kerala PMT 2011) alled : “0 Carrying capacity (d) Birth rate (WB JEE 2011) ted reproductive capacity (b) Fertility Scanned with CamScanner107, 198. 199. 200. 201. 202. 203. 205. 206. 207. 208. 7 25 2h NU “The interaction where one species is benefitted and the othet is neither benefitted nur harmed, 46 called (a) Amensalism (b) Commensalism ——(¢) Mutuatism (8) Predanion mm OKO an, tical distribution of different species occupying different levels ix called ax = fication (b)_ Fragmentation (©) Mobilization (d) Mineralization, OKC ion, ! The w fa) Str ‘The population limited to a particular geographical area is called = (a) Pandemic (b) Endemic (©) Alien (d) Natural @ K CEL 2p ‘The carrying capacity of environment for a given population can be represented by the equation (a) dN=IN-N/K ——(b) dN/dt=1N-N/K (@) dN/dt= tN ~1/K (a) N/dt = N08 7% (AMU 2012 In fish Catla catla, the specific name is identical with the generic name. It is an example of (a) Autonym: (b) Tautonym (©) Synonym (d) Homonym — (AMU 29) Some organisms are tolerant to a narrow range of salinity and are termed ay : (a) Euryhaline (b) Stenohali (c)_ Neither (a) nor (b) (d) Sa Biologist who has been called the “Darwin of the 20 century” was : (@) Linnaeus (b) Emst Mayr (©) Diener (d) Whittaker (ANU 297 Which is correctly labelled with respect to the given diagram ? (a) B: Logisticcurve — (b) C: Carrying capacity (c) C: Exponential curve (d)_ A: Carrying, capacity (AIMS 201) (AMU 201, t z a 3 i: ° Time (t) —> Organisms capable of maintaining constant body temperature are : (a) Stenothermal (b) Homeothermal (©) Poikilothermal (d) Conformers (AFMC 201 Which of the following causes parasitic castration of crab ? (a) Sacculina (b) Adamsia (c) Spongilla (d) None of these (BHU 20n ‘The stage of suspended development shown by zooplanktons is calle (a) Desiccation (b) Diapause (c) Hibernation (d) Homeostasis: (©) Aestivation (Kerala PMT 20 Which of the following statements is false regarding predators ? (a) Predators keep prey population under control (b) Predators help in maintaining species diversity in a community (©) Ia predator is not efficient, then the prey population would become extinet (a) Herbivores (predators) have a greater advantage since the plants cannot run away to avoid predation (©) Tiger is an example of a predator (Kerala PMT Scanned with CamScanner