Parasitism

Q.

Which one of the following is categorized as a parasite in true sense?

1. The cuckoo lays its egg in crow's nest

2. The female Anopheles bites and sucks blood from humans

3. Human foetus developing inside the uterus draws nourishment from the mother

4. Head louse living on the human scalp as well as laying eggs on human hair

Q.

What are the parasites found in the human body?

1. The female Anopheles bites and sucks blood from humans

2. A Human fetus developing inside the uterus draws nourishment from the mother

3. The cuckoo (koel) lays its egg in a crow’s nest

4. Head louse living on the human scalp as well as laying eggs on human hair

Q.

Match the Column I with the Column II and choose the correct option

1. f
2. e
3. g
4. h

Q.

The Plasmodium and the mosquito provide an example of ___.

Q.

Predation and parasitism are which type of interactions

1. a.+, +

2. +, 0

3. -, -

4. +, -

Q. Is the vecter and host present every where?

Q. In which of the following host, parasite attains sexual maturity

1. Primary host
2. Secondary host
3. Reservoir host
4. None of the above

Q. Find the odd one out with respect to parasitism

1. Lice
2. Plasmodium
3. Bedbug
4. Mite

Q. Which one of the following is categorized as a parasite, in the true sense?

1. The duck lays its egg in another duck's nest
2. Orchid growing on a tree
3. Fleas living on a dog
4. Fungus that infects an ant and eventually grow out of its exoskeleton

Q. How can algae grow in ocean bed of marain trench as there is no light for algae to grow

Q. Predation and parasitism are which type of interactions.

1. (-, -)
2. (+, +)
3. (+, -)
4. (+, 0)

Q. Which of the following gives shelter to grow mosquito larva?

1. Dark box
2. Algae
3. Fruits
4. None of the above

Q. What is the difference between predation and parasitism? Give examples. [3]

Q. If '+' sign is assigned to beneficial interaction, ' - ' sign to detrimental and '0' sign to neutral interaction, then the population interaction represented by '+' '-' refers to

1. Parasitism
2. Mutualism
3. Ammensalism
4. Commensalism

Q. Which of the following is a partial root parasite?

1. Sandal wood
2. Mistletoe
3. Orobanche
4. Ganoderma

Q.

Statement 1: Brood parasitism in birds is a fascinating example of parasitism.

Statement 2: The parasitic bird eats the eggs in the nest of its host.

1. Both statements 1 and 2 are correct and statement 2 is the correct explanation of statement 1.

2. Both statements 1 and 2 are correct and statement 2 is not the explanation of statement 1.

3. Statement 1 is correct and statement 2 is incorrect

4. Both statements 1 and 2 are incorrect.

Q. Regarding assertion and reason, select the right option.
Assertion [A]: Parasitism is almost similar to predation.
Reason [R]: Parasitism does not lead to the killing of an organism, but it does harm one of the organism that are involved in parasitic interaction.

1. Both A and R are correct and R explains A
2. Both A and R are correct and R does not explain A
3. A is correct and R is incorrect
4. Both A and R are incorrect

Q.

The relationship between the two organisms when grown individually (Section P) and grown together

(Section Q) is shown in the graph. The relationship is most likely to be

1. commensalism

2. parasitism

3. mutualism

4. protocooperation