Insect Dominance

Some factors responsible for insect dominance include adaptability, smaller size, and energy utilization.

Adaptability allows insects to occupy various habitats and climates, including extreme conditions like crude petroleum wells and great salt lakes.

Insects can feed on flowering plants, decomposing materials, and other animals and insects, making use of a wide range of food sources.

<p>Insects have maximum energy utilization due to their smaller size and efficient metabolic processes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Smaller size allows insects to exploit ecological niches that are inaccessible to larger animals, and requires less space, food, time, and energy for development and survival.</p> Signup and view all the answers