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The document contains a series of NEET previous year questions from 2016 to 2024, covering topics such as ecological principles, population interactions, and growth equations. Each question presents multiple-choice answers related to concepts like Gause’s Competitive Exclusion Principle, logistic growth, and various types of species interactions. The questions are designed to test knowledge in ecology and population biology.

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The document contains a series of NEET previous year questions from 2016 to 2024, covering topics such as ecological principles, population interactions, and growth equations. Each question presents multiple-choice answers related to concepts like Gause’s Competitive Exclusion Principle, logistic growth, and various types of species interactions. The questions are designed to test knowledge in ecology and population biology.

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NEET Previous Year Questions (2016-2024)

2024
Q1: Gause’s Competitive Exclusion Principle
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.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(a) Both Statement I and Statement II are true.
(b) Both Statement I and Statement II are false.
(c) Statement I is correct; Statement II is false.
(d) Statement I is incorrect, but Statement II is true.

Q2: Verhulst-Pearl Logistic Growth Equation


The equation of Verhulst-Pearl logistic growth is: dN/dt = rN(1 – N/K). From this
equation, K indicates:
(a) Intrinsic rate of natural increase
(b) Biotic potential
(c) Carrying capacity
(d) Population density

2023
Q1: Match List I with List II

List I List II

A leopard and a lion in a forest/grassland Competition (I)

A cuckoo laying an egg in a crow's nest Brood parasitism (II)

Fungi and root of a higher plant Mutualism (III)

A cattle egret and a cattle Commensalism (IV)

Choose the correct answer:

(a) A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV


(b) A-I, B-II, C-IV, D-III

(c) A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II

(d) A-II, B-III, C-I, D-IV

Q2: Match List I with List II

List I List II

Logistic growth (A) Limited resources (II)

Exponential growth (B) Unlimited resources (I)

Expanding age pyramid (C) Pre-reproductive age largest (III)

Stable age pyramid (D) Equal pre- and reproductive age (IV)

Choose the correct answer:

(a) A-II, B-I, C-III, D-IV

(b) A-II, B-III, C-I, D-IV

(c) A-II, B-IV, C-I, D-III

(d) A-II, B-IV, C-III, D-I

2022
Q1: Predation and Ecological Impact
Which one of the following statements cannot be connected to Predation?
(a) It might lead to extinction of a species
(b) Both the interacting species are negatively impacted
(c) It is necessitated by nature to maintain ecological balance
(d) It helps in maintaining species diversity in a community

Q2: Population Interactions


While explaining interspecific interactions of population, (+) sign is assigned for
beneficial interaction, (−) sign is assigned for detrimental interaction, and (0) for
neutral interaction. Which of the following interactions can be assigned (+) for one
species and (−) for another species involved in the interaction?
(a) Amensalism
(b) Commensalism
(c) Competition
(d) Predation

Q3: Death Rate Calculation


If 8 Drosophila in a laboratory population of 80 died during a week, the death rate in
the population is ____ individuals per Drosophila per week.
(a) 10
(b) 1.0
(c) Zero
(d) 0.1

2021
Q1: Resource Partitioning
In spite of interspecific competition in nature, which mechanism might the competing
species have evolved for their survival?
(a) Mutualism
(b) Predation
(c) Resource partitioning
(d) Competitive release

Q2: Amensalism Representation


Amensalism can be represented as:
(a) Species A (−) : Species B (−)
(b) Species A (+) : Species B (0)
(c) Species A (−) : Species B (0)
(d) Species A (+) : Species B (+)

Q3: Exponential Growth Equation


In the exponential growth equation Nt = N0ert, e represents:
(a) The base of natural logarithms
(b) The base of geometric logarithms
(c) The base of number logarithms
(d) The base of exponential logarithms
2020
Q1: Population Attributes
Which of the following is not an attribute of a population?
(a) Mortality
(b) Species interaction
(c) Sex ratio
(d) Natality

Q2: Maximum Growth Phase


The process of growth is maximum during:
(a) Log phase
(b) Lag phase
(c) Dormancy
(d) Senescence

2019
Q1: Match Column I with Column II

Column I Column II

Saprophyte Dead and decaying matter

Parasite Living host organism

Lichen Algae and fungi symbiosis

Mycorrhiza Fungi and plant roots symbiosis

Choose the correct answer:

(a) A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III

(b) A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I

(c) A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV

(d) A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II


2018
Q1: Antibiotics and Population Interactions
Which one of the following population interactions is widely used in medical science
for the production of antibiotics?
(a) Commensalism
(b) Mutualism
(c) Parasitism
(d) Amensalism

Q2: Natality Definition


Natality refers to:
(a) Death rate
(b) Birth rate
(c) Number of individuals leaving the habitat
(d) Number of individuals entering a habitat

Q3: Growing Population Indicator


In a growing population of a country:
(a) Pre-reproductive individuals are more than reproductive individuals
(b) Reproductive individuals are less than post-reproductive individuals
(c) Reproductive and pre-reproductive individuals are equal in number
(d) Pre-reproductive individuals are less than reproductive individuals

2017
Q1: Logistic Growth Curve
Asymptote in a logistic growth curve is obtained when:
(a) K = N
(b) K > N
(c) K < N
(d) The value of 'r' approaches zero

Q2: Mycorrhizae Example


Mycorrhizae are an example of:
(a) Amensalism
(b) Antibiosis
(c) Mutualism
(d) Fungistasis

2016
Q1: Parasitism Interaction
If '+' sign is assigned to beneficial interaction, '-' sign to detrimental interaction, and '0'
sign to neutral interaction, then the population interaction represented by '+' '-' refers
to:
(a) Mutualism
(b) Amensalism
(c) Commensalism
(d) Parasitism

Q2: Competitive Exclusion Principle


The principle of competitive exclusion was stated by:
(a) C. Darwin
(b) G.F. Gause
(c) MacArthur
(d) Verhulst and Pearl

Q3: Logistic Growth Rate


When does the growth rate of a population following the logistic model equal zero?
The logistic model is given as dN/dt = rN(1–N/K):
(a) When N/K equals zero
(b) When death rate is greater than birth rate
(c) When N/K is exactly one
(d) When N nears the carrying capacity of the habitat

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