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Define the following terms:
(a) Parasitism (b) Aestivation (w.r.t to animals not plants) (c) Amensalism.

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(b) Aestivation : A state of animals dormancy in response to high temperature of summer.
(c) Amensalism : An interspecific interaction in which one organsim is inhibited or harmed while the other orgnsim remains unaffected .
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MODERN PUBLICATION-ORGANISMS AND POPULATIONS -REVISION EXERCISES (III. SHORT ANSWER TYPE - I QUESTIONS) (A. QUESTIONS FROM STATE BOARD EXAMINATIONS)
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  10. Differentiate allelopathy and antibiosis.

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  11. What are the factors of population growth?

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  14. What are the various adaptations of parasites ?

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  16. What is amensalism and commensalism?

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  17. Differentiate between Hibernation and Aestivation.

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