Community Ecology: Interspecific Interactions
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Community Ecology: Interspecific Interactions

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What is a biological community?

An assemblage of populations of various species living close enough for potential interaction

Which term describes relationships between different species in a community?

Interspecific interactions

What is interspecific competition?

Competition between different species for a resource in short supply

What does the competitive exclusion principle state?

<p>Strong competition leads to the elimination of a competing species</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which term describes the total use of biotic and abiotic resources by a species?

<p>Ecological niche</p> Signup and view all the answers

How can ecologically similar species coexist in a community?

<p>Through resource partitioning</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main difference between the fundamental niche and the realized niche of a species?

<p>Fundamental niche is the potential habitat, while realized niche is where the species actually lives.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do sympatric populations exhibit more than allopatric populations according to the text?

<p>Character displacement in traits.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a type of defensive adaptation used by prey?

<p>Morphological adaptations like claws and teeth.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Batesian mimicry involve?

<p>A harmless species mimicking a harmful one.</p> Signup and view all the answers

The competitive exclusion principle predicts that coexisting species will have what kind of niches?

<p>Identical niches for stable coexistence.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of predators' feeding adaptations?

<p>To kill and eat other species.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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