Question

Consider the following statements (A) - (D) each with one or two blanks.
(A) Bears go into _(a)_ during winter to _(b)_ cold weather.
(B) A conical age pyramid with a broad base represents _(c)_ human population.
(C) A wasp pollinating a fig flower is an example of _(d)_
(D) All area with high levels of species richness is known as _(e)_
Which one of the following options gives the correct fill ups to the respective blank numbers from (a) to (e) in the statements.

• A. (b)- Stable, (d)- Commensalism, (a)- Mesh
• B. (a)- Aestivation, (d)- Escape, (c)- Stable, (d)- Mutualism
• C. (c)- Expanding, (d)- Commensalism, (e)- Biodiversity park
• D. (a)- Hibernation, (b)- Escape, (c)- Expanding, (d)- Obligate mutualism

Answer 1

The correct option is D (a)- Hibernation, (b)- Escape, (c)- Expanding, (d)- Obligate mutualism

Bears usually go into hibernation (a) during winter to escape (b) cold weather. (Hibernation is a state of inactivity and metabolic depression in endotherms. Hibernation refers to a season of heterothermy that is characterized by low body temperature, slow breathing and heart rate, and low metabolic rate.)

A conical age pyramid with a broad base represents expanding (c) human population. It shows high population growth.

A wasp pollinating a fig flower is an example of obligate mutualism (d). (It is a type of mutualism in which the species involved are in close proximity and interdependent with one another in a way that one cannot survive without the other.)

All area with high levels of species richness is known as biodiversity park (e).

Therefore, the correct answer is option D.