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XII: Chapter 13- Organisms and populations Flashcards

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The study of interactions among organisms and between the organisms and its physical environment is called

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Ecology

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2
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Tuna fishes are rare caught beyond the tropics. True/false?

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True

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3
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What is the salt concentration in inland waters?

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< 5 parts per thousand

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4
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What is the salt concentration in the sea?

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30 to 35 parts per thousand

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What is the salt concentration in hypersaline lagoons?

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> 100 parts per thousand

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Is only sexual reproduction considered as inbreeding in ecology?

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In ecological studies even a group of individuals arising from asexual reproduction) (along with sexual reproduction is considered as a population.

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7
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WHat is the value of intrinsic rate of natural increase for the Norway rat?

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0.015

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What is the value of the intrinsic rate of natural increase for the flour beetle?

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0.12

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9
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What was the intrinsic rate of natural increase for India in 1981?

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0.0205

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10
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WHo showed that even a small growing animal like elephant could reach enormous numbers in the absence of checks?

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Darwin

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11
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What percent of all insects are phytophagous?

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25%

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12
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Which type of competition, according to Darwin was the potent force in organic evolution?

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Interspecific competition

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13
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What did Connell’s field experiment show?

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Larger and superior barnacle Balanus dominates the intertidal area and excludes the smaller barnacle Chthamalus

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14
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Are herbivores more affected by competition or carnivores?

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Herbivores

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15
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In a mycorrhiza, what advantage does the plant give the fungi?

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Fungi get high yielding carbohydrates from the plant

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16
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Who gave the term ecology?

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Ernst Haeckel

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17
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Hexicology is equivalent to

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Ecology

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18
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What does autecology mean?

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Species ecology

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19
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What does synecology mean?

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Community ecology/biocenology

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20
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What is the basic unit of ecological hierarchy?

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Organism

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21
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Give the ecological hierarchy order.

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Biosphere
Biome
Landscape
Ecosystem
Community
Population
Organism
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22
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What is meant by edaphic factors?

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Factors including physical and chemical properties of soil

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23
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What is the vertical temperature gradient over earth’s surface called? What is its value?

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Lapse rate, 6.5 celsius/1000 meter elevation

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24
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What are megatherms?

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Plants which live in very high temperature region. (Tropical rain forests)

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What are mesotherms?

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Plants which live in alternate high low temperatures (Tropical deciduous forests)

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26
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What are Microtherms?

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PLants which live in low temperature regions (coniferous forests)

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27
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What are hekistotherms?

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Plants which live in very low temperature regions (alpine vegetation)

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28
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The timing of seasonal activities of plants in relation to change in environmental conditions is called

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Phenology

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29
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What is the value of solar constant?

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5 cal/min/cm

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30
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What is ground fire?

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Burning of grasses

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31
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What is surface fire?

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Burning of shrubs

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32
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What is crown fire?

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Burning of tall trees

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33
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In which zone do airplanes fly?

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Stratosphere

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34
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Tropopause layer of atmosphere is present between

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Troposphere and stratosphere

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35
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Which is the outer fringe of atmosphere?

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Exosphere

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36
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How thick is the homosphere?`

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How thick is the heterosphere?

38
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What is paedogenesis?

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Process of formation of soil

39
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Alluvial soil is the soil

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Brought by river

40
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What is the size of pigments in clay?

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0.0002 to 0.002 mm

41
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What is the size of pigments in silt?

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0.002 to 0.02mm

42
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What is the size of pigments in sand?

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0.02 to 0.2 mm

43
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What is the size of pigments in gravel?

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0.2 to 2mm

44
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What is the constitution of loamy soil?

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20% clay + 40% silt + 40% sand

45
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What is the composition of clayey soil?

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50% clay + 45% silt + 5% sand

46
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What is the composition of sandy soil?

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80% sand + 10% silt + 10% clay

47
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Which is the A layer of soil

48
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Which is the b layer of soil?

49
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Upto which layer of soil do roots penetrate?

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B layer/subsoil

50
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Which is the C layer pf soil?

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It has weathered rocks

51
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Tropical zone is present between which latitudes?

52
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Sub tropical zone is present vvetween which latitudes?

53
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Temperate zone is present between which latitude?

54
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What is the timber line?

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Line above which woody trees are not found.

55
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Which trees are found in coniferous forests?

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Pinus, deodat, cedrus

56
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Which trees are found in tropical rainforests?

57
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Which trees are found in tropical deciduous forests?

58
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What are the chapparals?

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Mediterranean scrub forests

59
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Do rabbit aestivate?

60
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WHat are sister populations?

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Different population of same kind of organisms which are found in different areas.

61
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Which age group is called pre reproductive age group?

62
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Which age group is called post reproductive age group?

63
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Physiological and biochemical processes by which an organism prepares for the cold weather is called

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cold hardening

64
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Batesian mimicry is found in which butterflies?

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Monarch butterfly and viceroy butterfly

65
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Mullerian mimicry is found in which butterflies?

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Monarch butterfly and queen butterfly

66
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What type of hydrophyte is Ecchornia?

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Non rooted free floating

67
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What type of hydrophyte is Utricularia?

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Submerged non rooted

68
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What type of hydrophyte is nymphea?

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Floating rooted

69
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What type of hydrophyte is Trapa?

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Floating rooted

70
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What type of hydrophyte is vallisneria?

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Submerged rooted

71
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What type of hydrophyte is Ranunculus?

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Emergent rooted

72
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Which xerophytes are known as drought escapers?

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Ephemerals

73
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Which xerophytes are known as drought resistant xerophytes?

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Succulents

74
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Which xerophytic plants are true xerophytes?

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Drought endurers (non succulent)

75
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WHat are psammophytes?

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PLants which grow on sandy soil

76
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What is the difference between the root systems of drought endurers and drought escapers?

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Drought endurers- Have a very well developed and deep root system
Drought escapers- Have a shallow root system

77
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Which plants have chalk glands?

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Halophytes

78
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What is the difference between zoochory and zoophily?

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Zoophily- pollination by animals

Zoochory- seed dispersal by animals

79
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The association between two species in which both are benefited but it is non obligatory is called

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Proto-cooperation

80
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What is the relation between tick bird and rhinoceros?

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Proto-cooperation

81
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WHat is the association between plover and crocodile?

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Proto-cooperation

82
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What is the association between sea anemone and hermit crab?

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Proto-cooperation

83
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What kind of parasite is Rafflesia?

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It is a total root parasite.

84
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What type of parasite in sandalwood?

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It is a partial root parasite.

85
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What type of parasite is cuscuta?

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Total stem parasite

86
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What is allelopathy?

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Plants secrete a chemical which inhibits the growth of other plants around it.

87
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What is the relationship between penicillium and streptomyces?

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Ammensalism

88
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Which are the main plants found in prairies?

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