51. Community Ecology
Introduction to Community Interactions
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- Multiple ChoiceUnder which of the following circumstances would interspecific competition be most obvious?1690views
- Multiple ChoiceThe niche of an animal is __________.1885views1rank
- Multiple ChoiceWhen goats were introduced to an island off the California coast, the goats inhabited the same areas and ate the same plants as the native deer. The deer population dwindled and finally disappeared. This is an example of __________.1717views
- Multiple ChoiceFlounder is a type of fish that looks like the seafloor. This is an example of __________.1819views
- Textbook Question
Fill in the blanks in the table below summarizing the interspecific interactions in a community.
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What is niche differentiation?
a. The evolution of traits that reduce niche overlap and competition
b. Interactions that allow species to occupy their fundamental niche
c. The degree to which the niches of two species overlap
d. The claim that species with the same niche cannot coexist
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Compare and contrast the species interactions of mutualism, predation, and competition.
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The principle of competitive exclusion states that
a. Two species cannot coexist in the same habitat.
b. Competition between two species always causes extinction or emigration of one species.
c. Two species that have exactly the same niche cannot coexist in a community.
d. Two species will stop reproducing until one species leaves the habitat.
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