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#Question id: 11403


Several categories of risk of species extinction have been defined. A species can be determined as critical endangered if there is considered to be

#10. Ecological Principles
  1. 10% probability of extinction within 100 years
  2. If the probability of extinction is 20% within 20 years or 10 generations
  3. If within 10 years or three generations the risk of extinction is at least 50 %
  4. If the probability is 50% of extinction within 50 generation or 100 years 
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#Question id: 10232

#10. Ecological Principles

Which of the following is incorrect statement?

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#Question id: 10233

#10. Ecological Principles

Which of the following statements is the most appropriate define character displacement?

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#Question id: 10234

#10. Ecological Principles

You observed the two species of barnacles, species 1 and species 2, occupy upper and lower strata of intertidal rocks, respectively. Only when species 1 was removed by you from the upper strata, species 2 could occupy both the upper and lower strata. From the choice given below what would be your inference from these observations.

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#Question id: 10235

#10. Ecological Principles

Following some observation is correct about species of P, Q and R

A) Species P and R have generalized nich while Q has specialized nich

B) Species P and R have specialized nich while Q has generalized nich

C) Species P and R are more prone to extinct than Q species

D) Species Q is more prone to extinct than either P or R species


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#Question id: 10236

#10. Ecological Principles

Following figure represent fundamental and realized nich of species P and Q in gradient of temperature along sea shore. which of the following statement are correct? 


A) Fundamental niche of species P is greater than its realized nich

 B) Fundamental niche of species Q is greater than its realized nich

 C) Species Q is strong competitor than species P

 D) There is no effect on spaced occupied by Q in the presence or absence of species P

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#Question id: 10237

#10. Ecological Principles

Which of the following is the most logical conclusion about the distribution of the two species of barnacle, Chthamalus and Balanus?