Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Give one example of interspecific competition.
Advertisements
Solution
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.
RELATED QUESTIONS
Give the role of VAM related to soil fertility.
Write what do phytophagous insects feed on.
State Gause’s competitive exclusion principle.
Describe the mutual relationship between fig tree and wasp and comment on the phenomenon that operates in their relationship.
Define the following term:
Interspecific competition
Name the type of association:
Clownfish and sea anemone
Name the type of association: Crow feeding the hatchling of Koel
In Logistic growth curve lag phase shows______.
Define Absolute Mortality.
Define mutualism.
Which principle/theory states that 'Two closely related species competing for the same resources cannot co-exist indefinitely and the competitively inferior will be eliminated eventually.'?
Identify the correct pair that exhibits commensalism.
Statement I: If one or two species are lost, it may not affect proper functioning of ecosystem.
Statement II: Loss of key species causes serious threat to functioning of ecosystem. Choose the correct alternative with reference to the above statements
Which of the following is NOT an example of mutualism?
Lichens showing relationship between alga and fungus is an example of ____________ type of interaction.
Which one of the following is NOT an example of commensalism?
Which one of the following is NOT an example of mutualism?
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?
Exarch xylem is found in:
There are two optional ways of exploitation one way is parasitism. Which is the other one ______.
A population has more young individuals compared to the older individuals. What would be the status of the population after some years?
Define stenohaline species.
Give one example for the following type.
Camouflaged animal
Give one example for the following type.
Biological control agent
Observe the set of 4 figures A, B, C and D and, answer the following questions
- Which one of the figures shows mutualism?
- What kind of association is shown in D?
- Name the organisms and the association in C.
- What role is the insect performing in B?
 Fig. (A) |
 Fig. (B) |
 Fig. (C) |
 Fig. (D) |
Discuss the various types of positive interactions between species.
While living in and on the host species, the animal parasite has evolved certain adaptations. Describe these adaptations with examples.
Give one example for the following:
An organism which can conform
Sea Anemone gets attached to the surface of the hermit crab. The kind of population interaction exhibited in this case is ______.
Write the observations made at the end of Connell's field, experiment on barnacles on the rocky sea coasts of Scotland.
Name any two categories of organisms that in general are adversely affected by competition.
"Cattle and goats do not browse the Calotropis plant." Justify the statement giving reasons.
Interaction between clown fish living among the stinging tentacles of sea anemone is an example of ______.
Some orchids live on the branches of mango trees. Name the type of interaction that exists between the mango tree and the orchid.
What happens to an inferior competitor if a superior competitor is present in the same environment?
Give one example of commensalism.
Parasitism is an interaction between two organisms in which ______.
Statement I: Gause’s ‘Competitive Exclusion Principle states that two closely related species competing for the same resources cannot co-exist indefinitely and competitively inferior one will be eliminated eventually.
Statement II: In general, carnivores are more adversely affected by competition than herbivores.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
