Match List – I with List – II.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I

The correct answer is Option (1) →A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I

A. Mutualism is the interaction confers benefits on both the interacting species. Example: In many species of fig trees, there is a tight one-to-one relationship with the pollinator species of wasp. It means that a given fig species can be pollinated only by its ‘partner’ wasp species and no other species.

B. Brood parasitism in birds is a fascinating example of parasitism in which the parasitic bird lays its eggs in the nest of its host and lets the host incubate them.e.g. the movements of the cuckoo (koel) and the crow during the breeding season (spring to summer) and watch brood parasitism in action.

C. Competition is best defined as a process in which the fitness of one species (measured in terms of its ‘r’ the intrinsic rate of increase) is significantly lower in the presence of another species. The Abingdon tortoise in Galapagos Islands became extinct within a decade after goats were introduced on the island, apparently due to the greater browsing efficiency of the goats.

D. Predation involves a predator hunting and consuming its prey. The tiger preys on the deer, which is a classic example of the predator-prey relationship.