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#Question id: 5213


Which of the following is a major distinction between a transposon and a retrotransposon?

#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior
  1. A transposon always leaves a copy of itself at its original position and a retrotransposon does not.

  2. A retrotransposon always uses the copy-paste mechanism, while a transposon uses cut and paste mechanism.

  3. A transposon is related to a virus and a retrotransposon is not.

  4. A transposon moves via a DNA intermediate and a retrotransposon via an RNA intermediate.

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#Question id: 10687

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

V(t) and E(t) are, respectively, prey density and predator density at time t. The densities have dynamics


What will the positive equilibrium densities of both predator and pray at isocline

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#Question id: 10688

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

For two species A and B in competition, the carrying capacities, competition coefficients, per capita growth rate and population size are

KA = 1000           KB = 1200    α of B= 1     β of A= .5       rB= .5         r A= .3                

AN= 500                  BN= 200

According to the Lotka-Volterra model, what is growth rate of species A?

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#Question id: 10689

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Which of the following is correct statement?

A) Body size of parasitoid is always greater than host but parasite usually smaller than host

B) Predator immediately kill their prey however parasitoid never kill their host

C) Intrinsic rate of parasite is faster than host but intrinsic rate of predator is slower than prey

D) Body association time between parasite and host is more than time association between predator and prey

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#Question id: 10690

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Which of following interaction shown in following species of Paramecium?



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#Question id: 10691

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles

Following some attributes of biological control agent of parasite

A) General adaptability to the environment.

B) High searching capacity for hosts.

C) K selected strategy

D) Low dispersal ability.

E) Minimal time lag effects in responding to changes in host numbers.

Following above attribute is not ideal for that biological agent?

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#Question id: 10692

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles