The graph between new species encountered with progressive area covered would be- (1) Straight line (2) Hyperbola (3) Sigmoid (4) Parabola The relationship between the number of species encountered and […]
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CSIR NET Life Science Previous Year Questions and Solution on Community Ecology
Explaining High Biodiversity in Tropical Rainforests: Myths and Realities
Among the following which is not a correct explanation for high biodiversity at tropical rain forests? (1) Long evolutionary time (2) More surface area (3) High productivity (4) Minimum competition […]
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Which Is NOT Semelparous? Comparing Dracaena, Bamboo, Cicada, and Mayfly Life Cycles
Which of the following is NOT semelparous? (1) Dracena (2) Bamboo (3) Cicada (4) Mayfly Introduction Semelparity is a reproductive strategy where an organism reproduces only once in its lifetime, […]
CSIR NET Life Science Previous Year Questions and Solution on Community Ecology
The Relationship Between Species Richness and Productivity: Why Maximum Diversity Occurs at Intermediate Productivity
27. The correlation between species richness and productivity is (1) Species richness directly increases as increase in productivity (2) Species richness has inverse relation to productivity (3) Species richness and […]
CSIR NET Life Science Previous Year Questions and Solution on Ecology
What Do Mayflies, Pacific Salmon, and Annual Grain Crops Have in Common? The Semelparity Strategy Explained
What do mayflies, Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchusspp.) and annual grain crops have in common? They all are (1) semelparous (2) iteroparous (3) oviparous (4) Viviparous Introduction Nature is filled with a […]
CSIR NET Life Science Previous Year Questions and Solution on Community Ecology
The Relationship Between Habitat Disturbance and Biodiversity: Why Moderate Disturbance Maximizes Diversity
Which is correct relationship between habitat disturbance and biodiversity- (1) Areas with no habitat disturbance tends to have high biodiversity (2) Areas with high habitat disturbance tends to have high […]
CSIR NET Life Science Previous Year Questions and Solution on Ecology
What Defines r-Selected Species? Large Number of Small Progeny Explained
89.Which statement is correct for r-selected species? (1) Large number of progeny with large size (2) Small number of progeny with large size (3) Large number of progeny with small […]
CSIR NET Life Science Previous Year Questions and Solution on Community Ecology
Why Mangroves Support High Bird Diversity: The Role of Food Diversity in Productive Ecosystems
Mangroves are highly productive ecosystem and rich in bird diversity because (1) Lack of structural diversity (2) high food diversity (3) More number of predators that feed on birds (4) […]
CSIR NET Life Science Previous Year Questions and Solution on Community Ecology
Why Swamps and Marshes Have High Productivity but Low Biodiversity
Swamps and marshes are area of higher primary productivity but low in overall species biodiversity because (1) Energy is not available to next tropic level (2) Due to lack of […]
CSIR NET Life Science Previous Year Questions and Solution on Ecology
r- and K-Selection: Understanding Adaptive Strategies in Ecology
There are diverse ecological adaptive strategies in which some organism are favored due to more energy investment on their reproductive rate while other are favoured on basis of investing large […]
