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Important Questions on Classification, Biodiversity and Conservation

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Individuals of one kind occupying a particular geographic area at a given time are called
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In a population of families having three children each, the percentage of population of families having both boys and girls is:
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Identify the following statements as true (T) or false (F).

A. Tiger census in our national parks is often based on pug marks and faecal pellets.

B. Size of population for any species is not a static parameter.

C. Per cent cover or biomass cannot be a meaningful measure to known population density.

D. Population density is necessarily measured in numbers.

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Why is increasing food production only a temporary solution for a growing population?
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In a population, unrestricted reproductive capacity is called
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What is true about the isolated small tribal populations?
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Population ecology is an important area because it __(i)__ ecology to population genetics and __(ii)__. Identify (i) and (ii) in the above statement and select the correct option.
  (i) (ii)
(a) distinguishes evolution
(b) distinguishes biogenesis
(c) links evolution
(d) links biogenesis
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Living in the same habitat, organisms of same species form
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Ratio between mortality and natality is called
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 Essential information that can be obtained by studying the population density of an organism is,

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The scientist who propounded that population is a group of species was
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In India, human population is heavily weighed towards the younger age group as a result of
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A group of individuals of the same species inhabiting a given area is called:
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What is true about the isolated small tribal populations?
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When two related populations occupy geographically or spatially separate areas, they are called
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Geometric representation of age structure is characteristic of: