12 Questions
What is the difference between Batesian mimicry and Mullerian mimicry?
Batesian mimicry involves a harmless species mimicking a harmful one, while Mullerian mimicry involves two harmful species mimicking each other.
What is the competitive exclusion principle?
The competitive exclusion principle states that two species competing for the same limited resource cannot coexist in the same ecological niche.
What is aposematic coloration?
Aposematic coloration is bright coloration that warns predators of an organism's defenses or toxicity.
What is niche differentiation and what causes it?
Niche differentiation occurs when two species have identical niches but develop different adaptations to utilize resources effectively.
What are community disturbances?
Community disturbances refer to sudden changes in environmental factors that disrupt ecosystem balance.
How do species interactions cause coevolution?
Coevolution occurs when one species evolves in response to changes in another, driven by their interactions over time.
Which term describes a relationship where one species benefits at the expense of another species without killing it?
Commensalism
What is the term for the coloration that warns predators of harm or inedibility?
Aposematic coloration
What concept refers to the role of a species within an ecosystem and includes all aspects of its interaction with the biotic and abiotic factors of its environment?
Ecological niche
Which term describes the process by which two or more species evolve due to their interactions with each other, leading to mutual adaptations?
Coevolution
What is the term for a species that has a disproportionately large effect on its ecosystem relative to its abundance?
Keystone species
Which type of mimicry involves a harmless species evolving to resemble a harmful or unpalatable species, providing protection?
Batesian mimicry
Test your knowledge on different types of interactions in ecosystems like parasitism, predation, herbivory, competition, commensalism, and mutualism. Learn about short-term and long-term consequences of each type. Explore animal and plant defense mechanisms against predation and herbivory, understand mimicry types, and learn about aposematic and cryptic coloration.
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