Question : Competition for food, light and space is most severe in:
Option 1: Distantly related species growing in different habitats
Option 2: Closely related species growing in the same area or niche
Option 3: Closely related species growing in different habitats
Option 4: Distantly related species growing in the same habitats
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Correct Answer: Closely related species growing in the same area or niche
Solution : The correct answer is Closely related species growing in the same area or niche.
Competition is an ecological interaction in which both the species are negatively effected. According to ecological principle, resources in the environment are limited and various species and organisms complete for food, shelter, habitat etc. Most fierce competition happens between the most closely related species which share same ecological area or niche. They compete for the same food and resources.
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Question : The process of evolution of different species in a given geographical area starting from a point and literally radiating to other areas of geography (habitats) is called ______.
Option 1: adjustive radiation
Option 2: adjustive evolution
Option 3: adaptive evolution
Option 4: adaptive radiation
Question : The purpose of an optical filter is to___________.
Option 1: reflect lights of different colours
Option 2: dispense light into component colours
Option 3: refract the light of different colours
Option 4: transmit or absorb light of different colours
Question : Direction: In the following question, select the related word from the given alternatives.
Hot : Cold :: ?
Option 1: Summer : Sun
Option 2: Germs : Diease
Option 3: Light : Dark
Option 4: Thin : Big
Question : Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. INEVITABLY
Option 1: Avoidably
Option 2: Certainly
Option 3: Distantly
Option 4: Unlikely
Question : Name a reproductive strategy in which parasites take advantage of the care of other individuals of the same species or different species to raise their young.
Option 1: Brood parasitism
Option 2: Sexual parasitism
Option 3: Klepto parasitism
Option 4: Competitive parasitism
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