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#Question id: 9150


For mountain ranges that are subjected to prevailing winds, why is the climate drier on the leeward (downwind) side?

#Section 2: Evolution
  1. Deserts create dry conditions on the leeward side of mountain ranges.
  2. The sun illuminates the leeward side of mountain ranges at a more direct angle, converting to heat energy, which evaporates most of the water present.

  3. Pushed by the prevailing winds on the windward side, air is forced to rise, cool, condense, and drop its precipitation, leaving drier air to descend the leeward side.

  4. Air masses pushed by the prevailing winds are stopped by mountain ranges and the moisture is used up in the stagnant air masses on the leeward side.

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#Question id: 10708

#Section 1: Ecology

Which of the following statements is a likely explanation for why invasive species take over communities into which they have been introduced?

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#Question id: 10710

#Section 1: Ecology

Researcher study the diversity of 3 communities, 4 species was recorded from all community. Presence (+) and absence (-) of species are given 


What is similarity coefficient between A & B, B & C, and A & C RESPECTIVELY?

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#Question id: 10714

#Section 1: Ecology

What is value of Gini-simpson indices of following community? 


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#Question id: 10715

#Section 1: Ecology

Following table shows the presence (+) or absence (-) of five species in three communities (A, B, C):


Based on the above, which of the following is the correct order of diversity strength communities?

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#Question id: 10716

#Section 1: Ecology

The stability of a food web in a community is quantified using certain parameters which are defined below. Which of the following is an CORRECT representation?

A. Community with more complex is more stable

B. Community with more number of alternate is more stable

C. Stability of community is inversely proportional to Connectance 

D. Community with higher value of dominax index is more stable

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#Question id: 10717

#Section 1: Ecology

Following represents four different regions, each with four different sites on different-sized mountains. Which of the following statement is correct? 


a) In region ‘a’ gamma diversity (γ) is one, and alpha diversity (α) diversity is also 1

b) In region ‘b’ gamma diversity (γ) is 4, and alpha diversity (α) diversity is 1

c) In region ‘c’ gamma diversity (γ) is six, and beta diversity (β) diversity is 2

d) The gamma diversity (γ) are same in region ‘c’ and‘d’.