Select the incorrect statement
(1) Organisms living in oceans, lakes and rivers do not face any water related problems.
(2) Productivity and distribution of plants is dependent on water.
(3) The levels of thermal tolerance of different species determine to a large extent their geographical distribution
(4) Foraging, reproductive and migratory activities of some animals are dependent on seasonal variations in light
Population size in any given habitat is also known as _______
(1) Population cluster
(2) Population explosion
(3) Population abundance
(4) Population density
The population with the following age pyramid:
1. Will grow exponentially in near future
2. Will grow steadily in the future
3. Is likely to remain stable in future
4. Is likely to decline in future
Smaller animals tend to lose body heat very fast as compared to larger animals because they have
(1) Higher surface to volume ratio.
(2) Lower surface to volume ratio.
(3) Equal values of surface and volume.
(4) Very low BMR (basal metabolic rate).
Choose the odd one out with respect to structure formed in the different organisms during suspended phase.
(1) Bacteria - Thick-walled spores
(2) Higher plants - Seeds, vegetative propagules
(3) Zooplankton - Diapause state
(4) Ectothermic organism - Torpid state during favourable season.
The main reason behind building burrows in soil by burrowing animals is
(1) To escape from predators.
(2) To derive nutrition parts of plants from Underground.
(3) The mode of evolution chose burrows as a specific habitat.
(4) To hide and escape from the above ground heat.
Many adaptations of an organism have evolved over a long duration of evolution and are______
(1) Genetically unstable.
(2) Genetically fixed.
(3) Genetically disadvantageous.
(4) Genetically extemporaneous.
Shivering during cold is beneficial for mammals. It helps to
(1) Decrease body temperature.
(2) Increase body temperature.
(3) Decrease rate of metabolism.
(4) None of these
Symptoms of altitude sickness include all except
The type of population interaction exhibited by visiting flamingos and resident fishes in South American Lakes, is also shown by
1. Sparrow eating any seed.
2. Cuckoo and crow.
3. Abingdon tortoise and goats in Galapagos island.
4. Sea anemone and clown fish.