MCQ on Community Ecology (Synecology)

Aggregation of Myxamoebae into slime-mould during the formation of fruiting bodies is an example of:

Among the following, the highest assimilation efficiency is observed in:

Generally, an organism tends to remain in the realized niche. Under what condition realized niche can be greater than the fundamental niche?

In habitat ‘A’ pike cichlid fishes preferentially feeds on large adult guppies, so the guppies mature later and are of small size, while in habitat ‘B’ killer fish feeds on small, juvenile guppies so here guppies mature early and are large sized. What will be the effect, if experimentally guppies for habitat ‘A’ are transferred to habitat ‘B’.

The special roots termed pneumatophores are present in:

In which of the following condition, the realized niche exceed over the fundamental niche?

Which of the following is a characteristic feature of the climax community?

Which is NOT true in a process of ecological succession from the pioneering stage to climax stage?

In grasslands, the egrets feed by following grazing cows. Cow during grazing exposes insects from grasses to egrets. This could be an example of:

In spite of the prevalence of herbivory, the earth continues to be largely green because:

Which statement is correct regarding the edge effect?

Phytoplankton spends very little energy on developing protective structures against the predator, this suggests that:

The algal bloom in a pond ecosystem can be an example of:

Which one of the following is NOT used for the construction of ecological pyramids?

Niche overlap indicates: