Multiple Choice Questions

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A sedentary sea anemone gets attached to the shell lining of hermit crab. The association is

  • ectoparasitism

  • symbiosis

  • commensalism

  • amensalism


B.

symbiosis

This type of mutualisn to called protocooperation. In this type, the sea anemone grows on the back of the hermit crab. It protects the crab with the help of its nematocysts.

Ectoparasites live on the outside of host, e.g., human body louse. In this interaction, the parasite gets the benefit at the experise of the host.

Commensalism is an assotiation between organisms in which one or both the species are benefitted and neither species is harmed.

In amensalism one species is harmed, whereas the other is unaffected. Predation, parasitism and commensalism share a common characteristic, the interacting species live closely together.


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A biologist studied the population of rats in a barn. He found that the average natality was 250, average mortality 240, immigration 20 and emigration 30. The net increase in population is

  • 10

  • 15

  • 05

  • Zero


The Air Prevention and Control of Pollution Act came into force in

  • 1975

  • 1981

  • 1985

  • 1990


The· eyes of Octopus and eyes of cat show different patterns of structure, yet they perform similar function. This is an example of

  • homologous organs that have evolved due to convergent evolution

  • homologous organs that have evolved due to divergent evolution

  • analogous organs that have evolved due to convergent evolution

  • analogous organs that have evolved due to divergent evolution


Infection of Ascaris usually occurs by

  • drinking water containing egg of Ascaris

  • eating imperfectly cooked port

  • tse-tse fly

  • mosquito bite


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Global warming can be controlled by

  • Reducing deforestation, cutting down use of fossil fuel

  • Reducing reforestation, increasing the use of fossil fuel

  • Increasing deforestation, slowing down the growth of human population

  • Increasing deforestation, reducing efficiency of energy usage


Which one of the following processes during decomposition is correctly described?

  • Fragmentation - Carried out by organisms such as earthworm

  • Humification - Leads to the accumulation of a dark coloured substance humus, which undergoes microbial action at a very fast rate

  • Catabolism - Last step in the decomposition under fully anaerobic condition

  • Leaching - Water soluble inorganic nutrients rise to the top layers of soil


During sewage treatment, biogases are produced, which include

  • methane, hydrogen sulphide and carbon dioxide

  • methane, oxygen and hydrogen sulphide

  • hydrogen sulphide, methane and sulphur dioxide

  • hydrogen sulphide, nitrogen and methane


In plant breeding programmes, the entire collection (of plants/seeds) having all the diverse alleles for all genes in a given crop is called

  • selection of superior recombinants

  • cross- hybridisation among the selected parents

  • evaluation and selection of parents

  • germplasm collection


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The cell-mediated immunity inside the human body is carried out by

  • T-lymphocytes

  • B-lymphocytes

  • thrombocytes

  • erythrocytes