(ist Semester ) Time : 3 hours Full Marks : 60 " Answer all the Parts as per directed The figures in the right-hand margin indicate marks Candidates are required to answer in their own words as far as practicable ( PRINCIPLES OF Fcouoey AC PARTI nS 1. Fillin the blanks wi as answer : ; aa aa o (a) conf ms are calle : ccs tied retere to the a sition in the food chain.- Secondary production refers to production by (e) Measure of the change in population | per a individual per unit time is referred to asp ty (f) Density dependent mortality factors are those that are in effect. (g) Empty niches are exploited ee ; selected species. (A) Ecological succession ends with a stage called PART-II sentences : 2. Answer any eight questions within one t ae (i) What does‘a re: ¢ Ea 2 (ii) What is ox oC See curve | ‘say senses of the: ee(vi) Explain Gause’s principle. (vii) Differentiate in situ” and ex conservation. H (viii) What is ecological niche ? commensalism and mutualism ? (x) Define ecotone and edge effect. Suman Study Acad PART-II 3. Answer any eight of the following ot words : ; Differentiate between © (i) Autoecology and synecology. ~ a ‘(wv) ae and deruiny id population regulation. (v) Upright pyramid and inverted pyramid. - _. (vi) Gross primary productivity and net primary - productivity: ‘ (vii) KeyStofie species and flagship species. Giii) Lotic and ientic ecosystems. (ix) Logistic growth and geonteiric growth. (x) Parasite and predatot, PART—IV ’ Answer the following within 500 words : 6x4 7 (a) What is a biogeochemical cycle ? Describe : the cycle of nitrogen. Why i is itcalleda perfect cycle... a) uolosacius aida bot ap wiry by eur" a 6 Des se three Se curve Use | xi Or ce) What is population interaction ? Describe POSitive interaction among organisms in a Population. Suman Study Academy 6. (a) What is ecological succession ? Describe the process of ecological succession with example. Or (b) State principal community chafabteristics, Adda note on significance gst ‘Pioneer, seral and climax communities res Of cg, it are €ntral ve he following m, seal A SS: 72, 38, 77 5 i ons a Scored, are hisLY adam j TOV Tie arittsth (b) What is Chi-square (4?) test ? suppose in a cross between two plants yields a population of 880 plants of which 639 produce ay seeds while 241 produce ace Based on Mendel’s laws Pk eiess is that green_seed colour is dominant over yelloy-and parent plants are both heterozygous. . wyProve whether your hypothesis is correct or wrong. Suman Study Academy