competition

Question 1

Community is a group of populations of different species living close enough to _____. Community interactions can be classified by whether they ____, ___, or have no effect on the species involved.

Answer 1

Community is a group of populations of different species living close enough to interact. Community interactions can be classified by whether they help, harm, or have no effect on the species involved.

Question 2

Ecological niche - _______ of species’ use of the _______ and abiotic _______ in its environment
In other words, if their niches are compatible to each other and to the ecological niche, they can coexist and not compete.

Answer 2

Ecological niche - sum of species’ use of the biotic and abiotic resources in its environment
In other words, if their niches are compatible to each other and to the ecological niche, they can coexist and not compete.

Question 3

________ - Individuals from the same species compete for a limited resource (population ecology)

Answer 3

Intraspecific - Individuals from the same species compete for a limited resource (population ecology)

Question 4

_______ - individuals from different species compete for a limited resource(community ecology)

Answer 4

Interspecific - individuals from different species compete for a limited resource(community ecology)

Question 5

competitive exclusion

Two species ________ for same limiting resources cannot coexist permanently in same place, one will be outcompeted

Answer 5

Two species competing for same limiting resources cannot coexist permanently in same place, one will be outcompeted

Question 6

If __________ competition is high it can reduce interspecific competition

Answer 6

If intraspecific competition is high it can reduce interspecific competition

Question 7

Species can ______ by shifting to a different resource (_________) or partitioning the same resource across space or time

Answer 7

Species can coexist by shifting to a different resource (competitive displacement) or partitioning the same resource across space or time

Question 8

Competition can be a _________which leads to character displacement and drives evolution

Answer 8

Competition can be a selective pressure which leads to character displacement and drives evolution

Question 9

_________ is any phenomena which alters the behavior and fitness of living organisms within a given environment.

Answer 9

Selective pressure is any phenomena which alters the behavior and fitness of living organisms within a given environment.

Question 10

removing keystone species can decrease diversity

Answer 10

removing keystone species can decrease diversity

Question 11

plant niche:
habitat niche
life-form niche
______ niche-timing of seasonal growth, flowering, fruiting
________ niche-how species replaces itself in landscape

Answer 11

plant niche:
habitat niche
life-form niche
phenological niche-timing of seasonal growth, flowering, fruiting
regeneration niche-how species replaces itself in landscape

Question 12

resource partitioning:
shift to different resource
partition same resources across space or time
leads to specialization and diversity

Answer 12

resource partitioning:
shift to different resource
partition same resources across space or time
leads to specialization and diversity

Question 13

different warbler eat in ________ of the tree

Answer 13

different warbler eat in different part of the tree

Question 14

competition can be a _________ which leads to character displacement-drives evolution

Answer 14

competition can be a selective pressure which leads to character displacement-drives evolution

Question 15

distrubance-event that injures or kills some individuals and ________ for others (range from low to high severity and low to high frequency)

Answer 15

distrubance-event that injures or kills some individuals and creates opportunities for others (range from low to high severity and low to high frequency)

Question 16

different stages of ______ have the different animal in the environment
the animal can disperse the seeds
water dispersal
the fur of the animal

Answer 16

different stages of succession have the different animal in the environment
The animal can disperse the seeds