MCQS CORNER

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Questions from MCQS CORNER with Hints & Solutions

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Read the given examples of animal interactions.
(i) An orchid growing as an epiphyte on a mango branch.
(ii) Barnacles growing on the back of a whale.
(iii) Clown fish living among the stinging tentacles of sea anemone.
(iv) Cattle egrets foraging close to the grazing cattle. Which kind of interaction is being cited by these?

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An interaction between two individuals where one is benefitted while the other is neither benefitted nor harmed is called as

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The plant - animal interactions often involve co-evolution of the mutualists so that

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The interdependent evolution of flowering plants and pollinating insects together is known as

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Read the following statements and select the correct option. 

Statement 1: Plants need the help of insects and animals for pollinating their flowers and dispersing their seeds. 

Statement 2: Plants offer rewards in the form of pollen and nectar for pollinators and juicy and nutritious fruits for seed dispersers.

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Which type of interaction is represented by the given figure? 

*Note: One of the option is changed as wrong option was given.

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Match column I with column II and select the correct option from the given codes. 

  column -I   column-II
A Ladybird beetles feeding on insects i Mutualism
B Barnacles growing on the back of a whale ii Predation
C Wasp pollinating the fig inflorescence iii Competition
D Lice living on the skin of humans iv Commensalism
    v Parasitism