Om Jaiswal-Davhale Biology Classes, Parbhani.

Time: 45 mins. NEET Practice Exam

1) In a field experiment, when all Pisaster starfish (c) Diapause (d) Migration
were removed from an enclosed intertidal area, the 11) Migration is what kind of adaptation?
result was: (a) Physiological (b) Behavioural
(a) Increase in diversity of invertebrates (d) Biochemical (d) Physical
(b) Extinction of many invertebrate species 12) Which of the following will breed more than
(c) Inability of the Pisaster to enter the area again once in their life cycle?
(d) Replacement of Pisaster by other starfish (a) Pacific salmon fish (b) Bamboo
2) Which one of the following are important biotic (c) Cuckoo (d) Both A and C
factors that can affect the structure and 13) By a particular interaction in a population, one
organization of biological communities? species was benefited while others was not affected
(a) Temperature and rainfall at all. Such interaction is called as
(b) Nutrient availability and soil pH (a) Commensalism (b) Mutualism
(c) Predation and competition (c) Vandalism (d) Competition
(d) Light intensity and seasonality 14) Among the rocky Intertidal communities of the
3) In general, which of the following is not an American Pacific coast, the starfish Pisaster is an
adaptation seen in parasites in accordance with important
their life style? (a) Prey (b) Predator
(a) Loss of unnecessary sense organs (c) Parasite (d) Competitor
(b) Presence of adhesive organs 15. Acacia and Cactus show which kind of
(c) Low reproductive capacity defenses?
(d) Loss of digestive system (a) Biochemical (b) Biomolecular
4) The plants which can withstand with narrow and (c) Morphological (d) Behavioural
broad range of temperature tolerance respectively 16. Which of the following is not produced plants as
are: a product of defense mechanism?
(a) monothermal and stenothermal (a) Nicotine, quinine (b) Caffeine
(b) stenothermal and monothermal (c) Strychnine (d) Tumrine
(c) stenothermal and eurythermal 17. In some shallow South American lakes visiting
(d) stenothermal and mesothermal Flamingoes and Resident Fishes show which kind of
5. Exponential growth occurs when there is: interaction?
(a) Asexual reproduction only (a) Competition (b) Predation
(b) Sexual reproduction only (c) Parasitism (d) Commensalism
(c) No inhibition from crowding 18. Gause's Competitive Exclusion Principle is
(d) A fixed carrying capacity challenged by
6. A broad-based, pyramid shaped age structure is (a) Competitive release
characteristic of a population that is: (b) Resource Partitioning
(a) Growing rapidly (c) Mutual exclusion
(b) At carrying capacity (d) Predation
(c) Stable 19. Host-specific parasites show which ecological
(d) Shrinking phenomenon
7. Connell's elegant field experiments are related to: (a) Co-evolve (b) Competition
(a) Paramecium (b) Barnacles (c) Predation (d) Mutualism
(c) Viruses (d) Protozoans 20. Female mosquito
8. A bird introduced from another country became a (a) Needs our blood for reproduction
serious pest due to: (b) Parasite
(a) Better adaptation to new area (c) Get some nutrition from our body
(b) More sexual reproduction (d) Both A and B
(c) Better nesting habitats 21) In Brood Parasitism which of the two birds are
(d) Absence of natural competition involved?
9. The salt concentration of water bodies is (a) Cuckoo and Parrot (b) Parrot and Crow
measured in (c) Crow and Cuckoo (d) Cuckoo and Eagle
(a) Parts Per Thousands 22) Mycorrhizae are associations between
(b) Parts Per Million (a) Fungi and roots of higher plants
(c) Parts Per Billion (b) Fungi and algae
(d) Parts per Hundreds (c) Fungi and cyanobacteria
10. Bears going into hibernation is an example of (d) Both B and C
(a) Escape in time 23) Mediterranean orchids and bees do not set an
(b) Escape in winter sleep example of
(a) Coevolution (b) Pseudocopulation (a) Competition (b) Predation
(c) Mimicry (d) Commensalism (c) Parasitism (d) Mutualism
24) Many adaptations of an organism have evolved 36. Geometric representation of age structure is a
over a long duration of evolution and are______ characteristic of:
(a) Genetically extemporaneous. (a) Biotic community (b) Population
(b) Genetically fixed (c) Landscape (d) Ecosystem
(c) Genetically disadvantageous [Link] formula for exponential population growth is
(d) Genetically unstable (a) dt/dN = rn (b) dN/rN = dt
25. Population size in any given habitat is also (c) rN/dN = dt (d) dN/dt = rN
known as _______ 38. Monarch butterfly escapes from predators by
(a) Population cluster (a) foul smell (b) bitter taste
(b) Population explosion (c) colour combination (d) rough skin
(c) Population abundance 39. The process where a population inhibits the
(d) Population density growth of other population without affecting itself is
26. Match the items in Column-I with those in known as
Column-II : (a) Amensalism (b) Parasitism
Column I Column II (c) Mutualism (d) Commensalism
(a) Herbivores-Plants (i) Commensalism 40. Which of the following is not a factor that would
(b) Mycorrhiza-Plants (ii) Mutualism limit the growth of a population?
(c) Sheep-Cattle (iii) Predation (a) Food shortage (b) Immigration
(d) Orchid-Tree (iv) Competition (c) Disease (d) Famine
Select the correct option from following : 41) If the age distribution (percent individuals of a
(a) (a)-(iv), (b)-(ii), (c)-(i), (d)-(iii) given age or age group) is plotted for population, the
(b) (a)-(iii), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(i) resulting structure is called:
(c) (a)-(ii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iii), (d)-(iv) (a) Survivorship curve (b) Life table
(d) (a)-(i), (b)-(iii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(ii) (c) Age pyramid (d) Logistic model
27. The impact of immigration on population 42) Niche is
density is:- a. All the biological factors in the organism
(a) Both positive and negative (b) Negative environment
(c) Neutralized by natality (d) Positive b. The physical space where an organism live
[Link] most ecologically relevant environmental c. The range of temperature that the organism
factor is needs to live
(a) Temperature (b) Water (c) Light (d) Soil d. The functional role played by the organism where
29. Many freshwater animals cannot live for long in it lives
sea water and vice versa because of:
(a) Buoyancy related problems Q42) TO Q45) Directions: In the following
(b) Lack of impermeable skins questions, a statement of assertion is followed by a
(c) Thermolabile enzymes statement of reason. Mark the correct choice as:
(d) Osmotic considerations (a) If both Assertion and Reason are true and
30. Under a particular set of selection pressures, Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
organisms evolve towards the most efficient: (b) If both Assertion and Reason are true but
(a) Thermoregulation (b) Water conservation Reason
(c) Respiration (d) Reproduction is not the correct explanation of Assertion.
strategy (c) If Assertion is true but Reason is false.
31) A population interaction where one species is (d) If both Assertion and Reason are false.
harmed whereas the other is unaffected is called as: 43) Assertion : Tropical rain forests are
(a) Mutualism (b) Competition disappearing fast from developing countries
(c) Predation (d) Amensalism such as India.
32) To get pollinated by a bee, the Mediterranean Reason : No value is attached to these forests
Orchid, Ophrys, employs: because these are poor in biodiversity.
(a) Sexual deceit 44) Assertion : Species are groups of potentially
(b) Pseudo-copulation interbreeding natural populations which are
(c) Reward in the form of Nectar isolated from other such groups.
(d) Place for laying eggs Reason : Distinctive morphological characters
33) Mycorrhizae are the example of are displayed due to reproductive isolation.
(a) fungistasis (b) amensalism 45) Assertion : Heliophytes, generally have low
(c) antibiosis (d) mutualism photosynthetic, respiratory and metabolic
34) An association of individuals of different species activities.
living in the same habitat and having functional Reason :This is an adaptation of heliophytes to
interactions is. high intensity of light.
(a) ecological niche (b) biotic community
(c) ecosystem (d) population
35. In which of the following interactions both Best luck !!!
partners are adversely affected?