Population
Population: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as, Gause's Principle, Population, Co-evolution & Pseudocopulation in Orchids etc.
Important Questions on Population
In a pond, there were 40 lotus plants. After a year, the number rose to 56. The birth rate of a lotus plant would be:

When an animals changes its body colour or body form and looks like another living organism, the phenomenon is called:

Essential information that can be obtained by studying the population density of an organism is,


The egrets always forage close to where the cattle are grazing. The interaction between them can be called:

Which of the following interactions play a key role in keeping an eye on the number of the population?

Which of the following variable is not involved in the exponential growth curve?

In the population growth curves shown below, ‘a’ and ‘b’ is representing:

Find the correct match of the organisms with the interaction they exhibit:
(a) Cuscuta growing on a shoe flower plant i)Brood Parasitism
(b) Mycorrhizae living on the roots higher plants. ii)Commensalism
(c) Clownfish living among the tentacles of a sea anemone. iii)Mutualism
(d) Koel laying her eggs in the crow’s nest. iv)Parasitism


Territoriality occurs as a result of


The symbiotic relationship of algae and fungus is found in



Define the following:
Population density



Name a partial root parasite plant.

Population_____with time and place.
