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11.Organisms and Populations
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Within biological communities, some species are important in determining the ability of a large number of other species to persist in the community. Such species are called
A
keystone species
B
allopatric species
C
sympatric species
D
threatened species
(AIIMS-2010)
Solution
Within biological communities, some species may be important in determining the ability of large number of other species to persist in the community. These crucial species are known as key stone species. Allopatric species are species having exclusive areas of geographic distribution. Sympatric species are species having overlapping area of geographical distribution.
Standard 12
Biology
Similar Questions
Match List $I$ with List $II$ :
List $I$ (Interaction) | List $II$ (Species $A$ and $B$) |
$A$. Mutualism | $I$. $+(A), 0(B)$ |
$B$. Commensalism | $II$. $-(A), 0(B)$ |
$C$. Amensalism | $III$. $+(A),-(B)$ |
$D$. Parasitism | $IV$. $+(A),+(B)$ |
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