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प्रश्न
Give one example of interspecific competition.
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उत्तर
Example 1: Imagine a cow and a horse on a piece of grassland. They belong to different species but compete for the same grass (food).
Example 2: Competition between leopards and lions for the same prey.
Example 3: Resident fish compete with migratory birds, such as flamingos, for common food, i.e., zooplankton.
संबंधित प्रश्न
State Gause’s competitive exclusion principle.
Define the following term:
Commensalism
Select the statement which explains best parasitism.
How is mutualism different from commensalism?
Name the two intermediate hosts which the human liver fluke depends on to complete its life cycle so as to facilitate parasitization of its primary host.
Distinguish between the following: Parasitism and Mutualism.
The cattle egret and grazing cattle in close association is a classic example of ______.
Define Absolute Mortality.
What is ESS?
What is commensalism? Explain it with a suitable example.
Define population growth. Explain different types of age pyramids.
Tabulate and analysis of two species population interaction.
Using '-' to depict inhibition and '+' to depict benefit, mutualism between two species can be represented as ____________.
Two species competing for the same resources, avoid competition by choosing different times for feeding, also known as ______
Select the CORRECT match:
| I | II | ||
| i. | Competition | a. | Lichen |
| ii. | Commensalism | b. | Sea anemone and clownfish |
| iii. | Mutualism | c. | Lions and Leopards |
Musk deer is an example of ______
Substantiate by giving two reasons as to why a holistic understanding of the flora and fauna the cropland is required before introducing an appropriate biocontrol method.
With the decline in the population of fig species it was noticed that the population of wasp species also started to decline. What is the relationship between the two and what could be the possible reason for decline of wasps?
______ in birds is an interesting example of parasitism in which the parasitic bird lays its eggs in the nest of its host and the host incubates them.
Amensalism can be represented as ______
Lichens are association of ______.
Define stenohaline species.
What is mycorrhiza?
What is homeostasis?
Lianas are vascular plants rooted in the ground and maintain erectness of their stem by making use of other trees for support. They do not maintain direct relation with those trees. Discuss the type of association the lianas have with the trees.
Pick out the appropriate association representing brood parasitism.
Carnivorous animals-lions and leopards, occupy the same niche but lions predate mostly larger animals and leopards take smaller ones. This mechanism of competition is referred to as ______.
Write a note on parasitism.
In which interaction of species, both the species are at a loss?
Give one example of commensalism.
Explain one type of mutualism.
Statement I: Gause’s competitive exclusion principle states that two closely related species competing for different resources cannot exist indefinitely.
Statement II: According to Gause’s principle, during competition, the inferior will be eliminated. This may be true if resources are limiting.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
What is the sign convention for competition between two species?
Cuscuta growing on a host plant is an example of which population interaction?
In commensalism, how is the unaffected species impacted by the interaction?
Which population interaction type involves both species being negatively affected?
