Question

Match List I with List II

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

Hint:

To solve matching questions quickly, find the easiest definition first. Here, matching "Hyperparasite" with "Parasite serving as host for another species" (C-IV) immediately helps narrow down the correct options.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

Step 1: Understanding the Concept:
Insects engage in highly specialized ecological interactions with hosts, competitors, and symbionts.
Understanding the distinct terminology used to define these relationships is critical in entomology and biological pest control.

Step 2: Detailed Explanation:
Let us systematically match each biological term to its correct ecological definition:
(A) Cleptoparasite:
A cleptoparasite is an organism that steals food, prey, or nesting resources gathered by another insect for its own offspring.
This matches perfectly with description (II): "When insects steal food and pillage nests of other species".
An example is the cuckoo bee, which lays eggs in the nests of other bees to utilize their pollen stores.
(B) Inquiline insects:
Inquilines are commensal organisms that live as residents within the nests, shelters, or galleries of other species (especially social insects like ants and termites) without causing direct harm.
This matches description (I): "Insects resident in the shelter/nests of other insects".
(C) Hyperparasite:
A hyperparasite (or secondary parasite) is an organism that parasitizes another parasite.
This matches description (IV): "Parasite serving as host for another species of parasite".
(D) Parasitoid:
A parasitoid is an insect whose larvae develop on or inside a single host organism, which they eventually kill as a normal part of their development.
This matches description (III): "Organism living in close association with a host" (which it ultimately kills).
Combining these matches gives: (A) - (II), (B) - (I), (C) - (IV), and (D) - (III).

Step 3: Final Answer:
The correct matching sequence corresponds to Option 4.