Competition NEET Questions

Biology - Ecology and Environment

Competition MCQ Questions


7.
In some shallow South American lakes, visiting flamingoes and resident fishes compete for:
A.
Algae
B.
Aquatic plants
C.
Insects
D.
Zooplankton
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ANSWER :
D. Zooplankton
8.
Which type of competition occurs even when resources are abundant, due to the inhibitory presence of one species reducing the feeding efficiency of another?
A.
Apparent competition
B.
Exploitation competition
C.
Interference competition
D.
Scramble competition
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ANSWER :
C. Interference competition
9.
Resource partitioning is a mechanism that:
A.
Increases competition intensity
B.
Causes extinction of both species
C.
Promotes coexistence of competing species
D.
Eliminates the inferior competitor
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ANSWER :
C. Promotes coexistence of competing species
10.
According to the chapter, in general which group appears to be MORE adversely affected by competition?
A.
Carnivores
B.
Top predators
C.
Decomposers
D.
Herbivores and plants
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ANSWER :
D. Herbivores and plants
11.
In the interaction symbol notation, competition is represented as:
A.
(+,+)
B.
(+,-)
C.
(-,-)
D.
(+,0)
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ANSWER :
C. (-,-)
12.
Who proposed the Competitive Exclusion Principle?
A.
G.F. Gause
B.
Joseph Connell
C.
Charles Darwin
D.
Robert MacArthur
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ANSWER :
A. G.F. Gause