Ecology: Competition for Resources
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What is competition in the context of ecology?

  • The process of speciation in a community
  • The study of population dynamics in an ecosystem
  • The process of adapting to a new environment
  • The direct or indirect interaction of organisms that leads to a change in fitness when sharing the same resource (correct)

    • What resources do animals compete for?

  • Only light and minerals
  • Food, water, and space to live (correct)
  • Only food and water
  • Only root space and sunlight

    • Why is competition important in an ecosystem?

  • To reduce biodiversity
  • To eliminate weaker species
  • To maintain population numbers and pass on advantageous traits (correct)
  • To increase population numbers

    • What is a biological invasion?

    <p>The introduction, establishment, and spread of species outside their native range</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can happen to local species when invasive species are introduced?

    <p>They may be outcompeted and potentially face extinction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do plants compete for?

    <p>Light, water, minerals, and root space</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a major environmental and economic challenge, alongside habitat destruction?

    <p>Biological invasions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the ecological process by which energy is transferred from one living animal to another?

    <p>Predation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the effect of predation on lower species in the food chain?

    <p>Trophic cascades</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the state of the atmosphere, including temperature, atmospheric pressure, wind, humidity, precipitation, and cloud cover?

    <p>Weather</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can be a consequence of changing weather patterns on ecosystems?

    <p>Disruption of ecosystem processes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can be a consequence of changing weather patterns on habitats?

    <p>Population decline</p> Signup and view all the answers

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