Which of the following is incorrect w.r.t. competition?
Resources need not be limiting for competition to occur
Competitive species may evolve mechanism that promote their co-existance
Connel’s field experiment is an example of competitive release
Only closely related species can show competition
Describe commensalism.
$I.$ Some species of insects and frogs are critically coloured (camouflaged)
$II.$ Some animals are poisonous
$III.$ Monarch butterfly are distasteful
The above adaptations are against
Define the following terms and give one example for each:
$(a)$ Commensalism
$(b)$ Parasitism
$(c)$ Camouflage
$(d)$ Mutualism
$(e)$ Interspecific competition
Match the items in Column $I$ with those in Column $II$:
Column - $I$ | Column - $II$ |
$(a)$ Herbivores-Plants | $(i)$ Commensalism |
$(b)$ Mycorrhiza-Plants | $(ii)$ Mutualism |
$(c)$ Sheep-Cattle | $(iii)$ Predation |
$(d)$ Orchid-Tree | $(iv)$ Competition |
Select the correct option from following
Animals eating plants are categorised separately as ...$A$..., they are in a broad ecological context, not very different from ...$B$...
Choose the correct option $A$ and $B$