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Prelims 2024

2 questions
Environment & EcologyEcology FundamentalsSpecies Interactions and Community EcologyHard (editorial estimate)
Question details
Type:
Statement based
Skill:
Fact recall
Tags:
Parasitoids · Species interactions · Invertebrates
Related topics:
Species Identification, Ecology and Distribution

Classification and difficulty are editorial labels. Explanations are awaiting review.

2024 · Q18

Prelims 2024, question 18: Species Interactions and Community Ecology

Consider the following: 1. Carabid beetles 2. Centipedes 3. Flies 4. Termites 5. Wasps Parasitoid species are found in how many of the above kind of organisms?

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Environment & EcologyEcology FundamentalsSpecies Interactions and Community EcologyMedium (editorial estimate)
Question details
Type:
Single choice
Skill:
Fact recall
Tags:
Coevolution · Pollination · Tree-insect relationship

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2024 · Q28

Prelims 2024, question 28: Species Interactions and Community Ecology

Which one of the following shows a unique relationship with an insect that has coevolved with it and that is the only insect that can pollinate this tree?

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Prelims 2022

1 question
Environment & EcologyEcology FundamentalsSpecies Interactions and Community EcologyEasy (editorial estimate)
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Type:
Single choice
Skill:
Fact recall
Tags:
fungus-growing ants · Species Interactions and Community Ecology
Related topics:
Microbiology and Virology

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2022 · Q90

Prelims 2022, question 90: Species Interactions and Community Ecology

Certain species of which one of the following organisms are well known as cultivators of fungi?

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Prelims 2021

1 question
Environment & EcologyEcology FundamentalsSpecies Interactions and Community EcologyEasy (editorial estimate)
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Type:
Statement based
Skill:
Fact recall
Tags:
symbiotic organisms · Species Interactions and Community Ecology
Related topics:
Microbiology and Virology

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2021 · Q30

Prelims 2021, question 30: Species Interactions and Community Ecology

Which of the following have species that can establish symbiotic relationship with other organisms? 1. Cnidarians 2. Fungi 3. Protozoa Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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Prelims 2017

1 question
Environment & EcologyEcology FundamentalsSpecies Interactions and Community EcologyMedium (editorial estimate)
Question details
Type:
Statement based
Skill:
Concept understanding
Tags:
Species Interactions and Community Ecology · Ecology Fundamentals
Related topics:
Food Chains, Food Webs and Trophic Dynamics · Ecosystem Services and Natural Capital

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2017 · Q21

Prelims 2017, question 21: Species Interactions and Community Ecology

Due to some reasons, if there is a huge fall in the population of species of butterflies, what could be its likely consequence/consequences? 1. Pollination of some plants could be adversely affected. 2. There could be a drastic increase in the fungal infections of some cultivated plants. 3. It could lead to a fall in the population of some species of wasps, spiders and birds. Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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Prelims 2014

1 question
Environment & EcologyEcology FundamentalsSpecies Interactions and Community EcologyEasy
Question details
Type:
Single choice
Skill:
Concept understanding
Tags:
Species Interactions and Community Ecology
Related topics:
Ecological Succession, Stability and Resilience · Microbiology and Virology
2014 · Q22

Prelims 2014, question 22: Species Interactions and Community Ecology

Lichens, which are capable of initiating ecological succession even on a bare rock, are actually a symbiotic association of

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Prelims 2012

1 question
Environment & EcologyEcology FundamentalsSpecies Interactions and Community EcologyEasy
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Statement based
Skill:
Concept understanding
Tags:
Species Interactions and Community Ecology
Related topics:
Reproduction, Development and Life Cycles
2012 · Q91

Prelims 2012, question 91: Species Interactions and Community Ecology

Consider the following kinds of organisms : 1. Bat 2. Bee 3. Bird Which of the above is/are pollinating agent/agents?

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