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प्रश्न
Define the term population interactions. State its two types.
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उत्तर
Definition- The interaction between nature, animals, plants and microbes to form a biological community is known as population interaction.
These interactions can be intraspecific i.e. existing between organisms of same population, and interspecific i.e. between members of different species.
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Observe the graph given below.
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The graph represents inter-specific interaction between two species of Paramecia competing for the same resource in a culture medium. Paramecium caudatum and Paramecium aurelia were grown in separate cultures as well as in mixed cultures. It was found that each species grew in numbers according to the logistic equation.
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