Solution: An ovule is a female megasporangium from where megaspores formation takes place. The various parts of an ovule are –1) Funicle - It is a stalk-like structure that serves as the point of...
Solution: A population is a group of creatures belonging to the same species that live in a specific geographical area at a specified time and work together as a unit. The population of humans, for...
Solution: (d) One creature benefits, while the other is affected. Parasitism is a sort of interspecies interaction in which one species (parasite) benefits while the other species (host) suffers...
Solution: The logistic population growth curve is most commonly observed in yeast cells produced in laboratory circumstances, and it contains five phases: The lag phase - the population of yeast...
Solution: (a) Commensalism Commensalism is the interaction between two species in which one benefits while the other stays unaffected. Barnacles adhering to a whale's body and an orchid growing on...
Solution: A population is a collection of individuals of the same species living in a specific geographical area at the same time and acting as a unit. A community can be defined as a group of...
Solution: Crows, sparrows, cranes, cows, rabbits, rats, etc. are examples of endothermic animals. Amphibians, sharks, frogs, snakes, tortoises, and lizards are examples of ectothermic animals....
Solution: Abiotic environmental factors are formed by all the non-living components of an ecosystem which includes the following: Temperature – It is one of the most important elements that vary...
Solution: (a) Adaptations of desert plants and animals Desert plants: The blazing heat and shortage of water are two of the most severe conditions found in deserts. Desert plants have adapted to...
Solution: The differences are as follows: (a) Hibernation and Aestivation HibernationAestivationWinter sleep, also known as hibernation, is a state of reduced activity exhibited in some organisms in...
Solution: The biological management approach of managing pest insects is based on the ecological principle of predation. Predation is the biological interaction between a predator and prey in which...
Solution: Epiphytes, often known as air plants, are organisms that grow on other plants. An orchid growing on the branch of a mango tree is an example of an epiphyte. Such plants get their nutrients...
Solution: A category of animals that feeds only on plants is known as herbivores and this state or condition is called herbivory. Plants have evolved mechanisms both chemical and morphological, to...
Solution: If food resources are adequately available to individuals in a population, it grows exponentially. To estimate the exponential growth, we can use the integral form of exponential growth...
Solution: The population can be defined as a group of entities belonging to the same species, residing in a specific geographical area at a particular time, which also functioning together as a...
Solution: Thermophiles or Archaebacteria are ancient forms of bacteria that are found in deep-sea hydrothermal vents and hot water springs. They are able to tolerate the high temperature, which...
Solution: The chances of survival of marine fish will reduce if placed in a freshwater aquarium as their bodies are accustomed to an environment with higher salt concentrations. In a freshwater...
Solution: Diapause is a phase of suspended development in an insect, other invertebrates, or mammal embryo, to deal with undesirable conditions. Several species of Zooplankton and insects go through...