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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Biology

Chapter

Organisms and Populations

Question:

Read the following passage and answer the next five questions:

In nature populations of different species in a habitat do not live in isolation but interact in many ways. Depending on the outcome, these interactions between two species are classified as competition (both species suffer), predation and parasitism (one benefits and the other suffers), commensalism (one benefits and the other is unaffected), amensalism (one is harmed, other unaffected) and mutualism (both species benefit). Predation is a very important process through which trophic energy transfer is facilitated and some predators help in controlling their prey populations. Plants have evolved diverse morphological and chemical defenses against herbivory.

Match List-I with List-II:

List-I Examples

List-II Interactions

(A) Extinction of Abingdon tortoise after introduction of goats on Galapagos Islands

(I) Parasitism

(B) Infestations of marine fish by copepods

(II) Commensalism

(C) Cattle egret and grazing cattle

(III) Mutualism

(D) Fig tree and wasp

(IV) Competition

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

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

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

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

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

Correct Answer:

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

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(IV), (B) - (I), (C) - (II), (D) - (III)

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