Ecological Niches and Competitive Exclusion Principle Quiz

The role or part of an ecosystem that a species occupies.

Because they are competing for the same resources.

The ideal niche that the organism could occupy if there were no competitors, predators, or parasites.

<p>The realized niche is limited by factors like competition, predation, and parasites, which restrict what the organism can actually do.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Resource partitioning is when multiple organisms relying on similar resources find ways to coexist.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Natural disasters, floods, droughts, fires, pollution, construction</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Predator-prey relationships lead to changes in both predator and prey populations as population abundance changes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Competition, both interspecific and intraspecific, can limit population growth by leading to resource scarcity.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Pathogens and parasites spread faster in denser populations due to closer contact among potential hosts.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Carrying capacity is the maximum population size that an environment can sustain, balancing birth/immigration with death/emigration.</p> Signup and view all the answers