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Solutions for Chapter 13: Organisms and Populations

Below listed, you can find solutions for Chapter 13 of Maharashtra State Board SCERT Maharashtra for Biology [English] 12 Standard HSC.


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SCERT Maharashtra solutions for Biology [English] 12 Standard HSC 13 Organisms and Populations MCQ

1 Mark

MCQ | Q 1

An association of individuals of different species living in the same habitat and having functional interactions is called as ______.

  • biotic community.

  • population

  • ecosystem

  • tropical niche

MCQ | Q 2

Community is defined as ______.

  • Group of similar Angiosperms.

  •  interacting populations. 

  • interacting ecosystem

  • group of mangroves.

MCQ | Q 3

Regional and local variations within each biome lead to the formation of variety of ______.

  • Habitats

  • niches

  • species

  • genus

MCQ | Q 4

Maximum absorption of rainfall water is done by  ______.

  • tropical evergreen forest.

  • tropical deciduous forest.

  • coniferous forest.

  • deserts

MCQ | Q 5

The cattle egret and grazing cattle in close association is a classic example of ______.

  • Mutualism

  • Parasitism

  • Commensalism

  • Competition

MCQ | Q 6

The ecological niche of population is a __________.

  • geographical area where it lives.

  • set of conditions and resources that it uses

  • habitat of organisms

  • place of origin of organisms

MCQ | Q 7

Tropical dense forests are due to _______________.

  • high rainfall and low temperature

  • high rainfall and warm temperature

  • low rainfall and high temperature

  • low rainfall and low temperature

MCQ | Q 8

Polar bears show hibernation during ______.

  • winter

  • summer

  • rainy season

  • favourable conditions

MCQ | Q 9

In Logistic growth curve lag phase shows______.

  • fast growth

  • initial stage of growth

  • stationary phase of growth

  • diminishing phase of growth

MCQ | Q 10

The number of deaths under ideal conditions is known as ______.

  • Absolute mortality

  • Realized mortality

  • Absolute natality

  • Realized natality

Very Short Answer

SCERT Maharashtra solutions for Biology [English] 12 Standard HSC 13 Organisms and Populations Very Short Answer

1 Mark

Very Short Answer | Q 1

Define Absolute Mortality.

Very Short Answer | Q 2

How absolute Natality differs from Realized Natality

Very Short Answer | Q 3

What is population ecology?

Very Short Answer | Q 4

Define the term spatial niche.

Very Short Answer | Q 5

What is ESS?

Very Short Answer | Q 6

Define the term Habitat.

Very Short Answer | Q 7

Rearrange the terms population, Biome, Community and Organisms in ecological hierarchy

Very Short Answer | Q 8

What Allen’s rule indicates in adaptation?

Short Answer 1

SCERT Maharashtra solutions for Biology [English] 12 Standard HSC 13 Organisms and Populations Short Answer 1

2 mark

Short Answer 1 | Q 1

Show the graphical representation of mean annual rainfall with respect to mean annual temperature.

Short Answer 1 | Q 2

Define the term Biome.

Short Answer 1 | Q 2

Define Population.

Short Answer 1 | Q 3

How Habitat differs from Niche?

Short Answer 1 | Q 4

How ‘Temperature’ as an abiotic factor plays a role in ecology?

Short Answer 1 | Q 5

Define the term Adaptation. State its two advantages.

Short Answer 1 | Q 6

What is Mortality? What are its two types?

Short Answer 1 | Q 7

Define the term population interactions. State its two types.

Short Answer 2

SCERT Maharashtra solutions for Biology [English] 12 Standard HSC 13 Organisms and Populations Short Answer 2

3 mark

Short Answer 2 | Q 1

Define Niche. 

Short Answer 2 | Q 1

Explain the different types of niche.

Short Answer 2 | Q 2. (i)

Define mutualism.

Short Answer 2 | Q 2. (ii)

Explain one type of mutualism.

Short Answer 2 | Q 3

Explain any three important characteristics of population.

Short Answer 2 | Q 4

Explain different population interactions with examples.

Short Answer 2 | Q 5

What is Commensalism? Explain it with suitable example.

Short Answer 2 | Q 6

Explain the role of any three abiotic factors affecting the environment.

Short Answer 2 | Q 7

Explain different types of growth models.

Long Answer

SCERT Maharashtra solutions for Biology [English] 12 Standard HSC 13 Organisms and Populations Long Answer

4 Mark

Long Answer | Q 1

Define population growth. Explain different types of age pyramids.

Long Answer | Q 2

Which are different biotic and abiotic factors involved in ecology and how they play their role?

Long Answer | Q 3

What is population interaction? Explain the interactions in Mutualism and Competition.

Solutions for 13: Organisms and Populations

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SCERT Maharashtra solutions for Biology [English] 12 Standard HSC chapter 13 - Organisms and Populations - Shaalaa.com

SCERT Maharashtra solutions for Biology [English] 12 Standard HSC chapter 13 - Organisms and Populations

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Concepts covered in Biology [English] 12 Standard HSC chapter 13 Organisms and Populations are Organisms and the Environment Around, Population, Population Interactions, Habitat, Niche, Structure and Function of an Ecosystem, Adaptations and Its Types, Organisms and Populations.

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