NPTEL Wild Life Ecology Week 1 Assignment Answers 2024

Q1. “Enquiry into plants” is a book written by
Theophrastus
Linnaeus
Malthus
Humboldt

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Q2. In the Greek word root of Ecology, Oikos refers to
household
preservation
environment
study

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Q3. In the Greek word root of Ecology, logos refers to
household
preservation
environment
study

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Q4. Ecology is the scientific study of interactions among organisms and their_____. (fill in the blanks)
habitat
niche
environment
population

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Q5. Who amongst these is considered the father of Biogeography?
Theophrastus
Linnaeus
Malthus
Humboldt

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Q6. Which of these is not a characteristics of fitness?
Fitness id environment- specific
Fitness is species- specific
Higher reproductive rate means higher fitness
Fitness should be measured across several generations

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Q7. Which of these is not a kind of selection
directional
stochastic
disruptive
stabilising

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Q8. Ecology is the scientific study of _______that determine the distribution and abundance of organisms. (Fill in the blanks)
statics
interactions
dynamics
habitat

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Q9. Which of these is not a characteristic of fitness?
Fitness is environment-specific.
Fitness is species-specific.
Fitness works on traits such as size and speed.
Fitness should be measured across several generations.

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Q10. Which of these is not a step in natural selection?
variation
underpopulation
struggle for existence
survival of the fittest

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