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If "K is the carrying capacity of the habitat, 'N' is the total number of individuals in a population with intrinsic rate of reproduction as Y,  the growth rate of such a population will be directly proportional to:

I. r

II. 1/N

III. 1/K-N

IV. (K-N)/K

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Important Questions on Organisms and Populations

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Accompanying pictures show the closely related species inhabiting environments varying mainly in temperatures. Which of them seems to be from the warmest habitat?
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The table given below lists a few interactions between species and the effects that each type of interaction has on the two species involved.

Interaction Species 1 Species 2
Commensalism Benefits P
Q Benefits Harmed
Competition R Harmed

P,Q and R indicate:

 

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A hydrophyte showed the presence of lance shaped (narrow with pointed ends) leaves and broader heart shaped leaves in the same plant. This plant is most likely to be:
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Which of the following biome is tree less
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The relationship between the home range size and weight of three kinds of mammals is depicted in the graph.

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A climograph of various biomes is given-below. The biomes A, B, C and D represent

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If you compare adults of two herbivore species of different sizes, but from the same geographical area, the amount of faeces produced per kg body weight would be:
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The brown lizard species (Anolis sagrei) was introduced in a habitat where the green lizard (Anolis carolinensis) dwelling. After some years, it was found that low shrubs and grasses were occupied by brown lizards while green lizards lived higher up in the trees and foliage. This is an example of niche separation due to: