Intraspecific competition is strongest when the:

1. Species overlap in their distribution

2. Populations overlap in their ranges

3. Population is at its carrying capacity

4. Reproductive rate is at its maximum

No predator can become proficient at acquiring prey because:
1. Predators are not as intelligent as prey.
2. Predators are too large to be fast enough.
3. Prey populations evolve more rapidly than predator populations.
4. Prey populations evolve anti-predatory traits.

Asymptote in a logistic growth curve is obtained, when

(1) The value of 'r' approaches zero

(2) K = N

(3) K > N

(4) K < N

Mycorrhizae are the example of

(1) fungistasis                 

(2) amensalism

(3) antibiosis                   

(4) mutualism

Which of the following is correct for r-selected species?

(1) Large number of progeny with small size

(2) Large number of progeny with large size

(3) Small number of progeny with small size

(4) Small number of progeny with large size

If '+' sign is assigned to beneficial interaction, '-' sign to detrimental and '0' sign to neutral interaction, then the population interaction represented by '+' '-' refers to

(1) Mutualism

(2) Amensalism

(3) Commensalism

(4) Parasitism

The principle of competitive exclusion was stated by 

(1) C Darwin

(2) GF Gause

(3) MacArthur

(4) Verhuisd and Pearl

When does the growth rate of a population following the logistic model equal zero? The logistic model is given as dN/dt = rN(1-N/K)

(1) when N nears the carrying capacity of the habitat

(2) when N/K equals zero

(3) when death rate is greater than birth rate

(4) when N/K is exactly one

Gause's principle of competitive exclusion states that
1. Competition for the same resources excludes species having different food preferences
2. No two species can occupy the same niche indefinitely for the same limiting resources
3. Larger organisms exclude smaller ones through competition
4. More abundant species will exclude the less abundant species through competition

An association of individuals of different species living in the same habitat and having

functional interactions is.

1. ecological niche

2. biotic community

3. ecosystem

4. population