(C) $Calotropis$ produces highly poisonous chemicals known as cardiac glycosides. These chemicals act as a defense mechanism against herbivores. Due t

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(C) $Calotropis$ produces highly poisonous chemicals known as cardiac glycosides. These chemicals act as a defense mechanism against herbivores. Due to the presence of these toxic substances,cattle and goats avoid browsing on this plant.

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You never see any cattle or goat browsing on $Calotropis$ due to

A
Its appearance
B
Production of foul odour
C
Formation of cardiac glycosides
D
Distastefulness of its leaves

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Column-$I$	Column-$II$
$P. +,+$	$I. \text{Mutualism}$
$Q. -,-$	$II. \text{Parasitism}$
$R. -,0$	$III. \text{Competition}$
$S. +,0$	$IV. \text{Amensalism}$
$T. +,-$	$V. \text{Commensalism}$
	$VI. \text{Predation}$

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Match the following columns:
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$Q. -,-$ $II. \text{Parasitism}$
$R. -,0$ $III. \text{Competition}$
$S. +,0$ $IV. \text{Amensalism}$
$T. +,-$ $V. \text{Commensalism}$
$VI. \text{Predation}$