The Galapagos finches were an important clue to Darwin's thinking about the origin of species. These finches are believed to have descended from a single ancestral species that colonized the Galapagos archipelago, America, over a short period of time. The Galapagos finches differ in their beak shape and size. Different species feed on seeds that vary in size and hardness. Which of the following is the most likely explanation for these patterns?

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#Question id: 29083

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Relative absorption per ppm of increase is;

I- CO2

II- Methane 

III- Nitrous oxide

IV- Chlorofluorocarbon

Arrange in decreasing order

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#Question id: 29084

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Which of the following gases has the major contribution to global warming?

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#Question id: 29085

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

While studying the diversity of 4 communities, 5 species and 50 individuals were recorded from each community. The number of individuals under each species was listed as mentioned in the following table;

Which of the following is decreasing order of evenness of community?

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#Question id: 29086

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Ecologists have often partitioned the overall species diversity of a region into different components given in figure;

A-Overall differences 

B- overall richness of the region

C- Local site richness

Select the correct match

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#Question id: 29087

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Following table shows the number of individuals of different species in two communities, X and Y. Use Sorensen index determine the degree of similarity between X and Y community?

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#Question id: 29088

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Following table shows the number of individuals of different species in two communities, X and Y. Use Jaccard index determine the degree of similarity between X and Y community?