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List a few adaptations which parasites have developed.

Solution

Parasites have developed adaptations like :

1. Loss of unnecessary sense organs.

2. Presence of hooks/adhesive organs and suckers.

3. Loss of digestive system and high reproductive capacity.

4. They have become host specific and co-evolve with the host to counteract the mechanisms by which the host resists it.

Some More Questions From Organisms and Populations Chapter

Ants give information to their companions :

Population density is denoted by the symbol

The number of births during a given period in the
population that are added to the initial density is
:

The departure of a individual from a population is called :

In which interaction only one species is benefitted while the other species is neither harmed nor benefitted ?

Which of the following interaction both species suffer ?

In which of the following interaction both species are benefitted ?

Fill in the blanks with suitable words :

1. The optimal capacity of the organism to produce offspring is called........................

2. Rapid increase in human population is called........................

3. Mathematical expression of the growth of population is called........................

4. Yeast cells grown in a culture medium show........................growth curve.

5. Main cause of population explosion is........................

State true or false :

Coin one word for the following statements :
1.Organism that can tolerate only a narrow range of salinity.

2. Plants that can survive a wide range of temperature.

3. Interaction of two species in which one is benefited while other is neither benefited nor harmed.

4. Number of births during a given period in the population that are added to the initial density.

5. the process of maintaing a constant body temperature.

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