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What is the relationship between species richness and latitude?
What is the relationship between species richness and latitude?
- Species richness decreases as latitude increases
- Species richness remains constant regardless of latitude
- Species richness is highest at the poles
- Species richness is greatest near the equator (correct)
What is the species-area effect?
What is the species-area effect?
- The relationship between species richness and relative abundance
- The pattern of species richness increasing with increasing area (correct)
- The pattern of species richness increasing with increasing latitude
- The effect of habitat destruction on species diversity
What is a consequence of the species-area effect?
What is a consequence of the species-area effect?
- Species richness is not affected by area
- Habitat destruction can lead to species extinction (correct)
- Habitat destruction has no impact on species richness
- Larger areas support fewer species
What is species richness?
What is species richness?
Why does species richness increase with increasing area?
Why does species richness increase with increasing area?
What is the phenomenon called when two species evolve to lessen the intensity of competition between them?
What is the phenomenon called when two species evolve to lessen the intensity of competition between them?
When do closely related species experience the most intense competition?
When do closely related species experience the most intense competition?
What is the term for the pattern of resource use where each species uses only part of the available resources?
What is the term for the pattern of resource use where each species uses only part of the available resources?
What is the result of character displacement in the finches on the Galapagos Islands?
What is the result of character displacement in the finches on the Galapagos Islands?
What is an example of resource partitioning in the text?
What is an example of resource partitioning in the text?
In a community, what occurs when organisms of the same or different species attempt to use the same ecological resource?
In a community, what occurs when organisms of the same or different species attempt to use the same ecological resource?
What is a resource, in the context of community ecology?
What is a resource, in the context of community ecology?
What is the competitive exclusion principle?
What is the competitive exclusion principle?
What happens to the loser in a competitive exclusion scenario?
What happens to the loser in a competitive exclusion scenario?
What occurs when one species uses a resource more efficiently than another species?
What occurs when one species uses a resource more efficiently than another species?
What is the primary condition for two similar species to coexist in the same community?
What is the primary condition for two similar species to coexist in the same community?
What is a possible outcome of competition between species having identical niches?
What is a possible outcome of competition between species having identical niches?
What is the role of predation in a community?
What is the role of predation in a community?
What is a characteristic of predators that have evolved through natural selection?
What is a characteristic of predators that have evolved through natural selection?
What is an adaptation that prey species may have to avoid being captured and eaten?
What is an adaptation that prey species may have to avoid being captured and eaten?
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