Given below are two statements.
Statement $I$: Intraspecific competition occurs between organisms of the same population.
Statement $II$: Such interaction may be beneficial,harmful or neutral to the interacting individuals.
In the light of the above two statements,choose the correct option.

  • A
    Both statement $I$ and statement $II$ are correct.
  • B
    Both statement $I$ and statement $II$ are incorrect.
  • C
    Statement $I$ is correct but statement $II$ is incorrect.
  • D
    Statement $I$ is incorrect but statement $II$ is correct.

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Consider the following four statements and select the option which includes all the correct ones $:-$
$(a)$ $A$ sparrow eating any seed is no less a predator.
$(b)$ The Monarch butterfly is highly distasteful to its predator.
$(c)$ Nearly $25 \%$ of all insects are known to be phytophagous.
$(d)$ Thorns are the most common morphological defence mechanism.
Options $:-$

Select the $CORRECT$ match:
List-$I$List-$II$
$i$. Competition$a$. Tapeworm and man
$ii$. Commensalism$b$. Lichen
$iii$. Mutualism$c$. Cattle egret and cattle
$iv$. Parasitism$d$. Lions and Leopards

Given below are two statements:
Statement $I:$ Gause's 'Competitive Exclusion Principle' states that two closely related species competing for the same resources cannot co-exist indefinitely and the competitively inferior one will be eliminated eventually.
Statement $II:$ In general,carnivores are more adversely affected by competition than herbivores.
In the light of the above statements,choose the correct answer from the options given below:

What is the primary role of predators in an ecosystem?

Gause's principle of competitive exclusion states that

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