Explain how resource partitioning can allow for thecoexistence of species that have similar niches.

Q: explain why most species with a high capacity for population growth (high biotic potential) tend to…

A: Population growth is the change in the size of the population based on the number of species in a…

Q: Give three examples of each biotic interaction, specifically mutualism and predation. Please explain

A: Biotic interaction   Biotic interaction is a kind of interaction where organisms living in same same…

Q: Explain the immediate and secondary effects of removing otters from a kelp forest ecosystem.

A: An ecosystem is a community of living and non-living organisms that work together, and it is made up…

Q: Compare and contrast Habitat and Niche

A: Every organism on this earth lives in proper harmony in a particular area, in this area they can…

Q: Explain how the efficiency of energy transfers between trophic levels affects ecosystem structure…

A: The efficiency of the energy transfer to the succeeding trophic level is known as ecological…

Q: Explain what occurs during competitive exclusion and resource partitioning.

A: Concurrence is an association between species where two or more organisms require the same resource.

Q: Discuss competition between species, the competitive exclusion principle, and the phenomenon of…

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Q: Identify the differences between consumptive use valueand agricultural value of biodiversity.

A: The term biodiversity refers to the diverse variety of life present on the earth. All the components…

Q: Define ecological niche and distinguish between an organism’s fundamental niche and its realized…

A: Step 1 Ecology deals with the interactions and interrelationships between organism and their…

Q: Can a species’ niche be influencedby interspecific competition?

A: An ecological niche refers to the interrelationship of a species with its biotic and abiotic…

Q: In what ways might the age and area of a region affect its species richness?

A: Richness of species is the quantity of various species spoke to in a natural network, scene or…

Q: DIFFERENTIATE the two factors of species diversity. (Species richness and relative abundance)

A: Answer  Differenciate the two factors of species diversity (species richness and relative abundance)…

Q: Give an example of mutualism and predation,and in each case describe the benefits and costs to…

A: Biological interaction refers to the type of relationship within an ecosystem between two organisms…

Q: Describe some possible impacts of adding or removing a species from an ecosystem.

A: Species is a group of interbreeding natural populations, that are reproductively isolated from such…

Q: discuss how the frequency and severity of disturbances can affect the biodiversity of an ecosystem

A: BIODIVERSITY -  Bio means living and diversity means different varieties, so the term biodiversity…

Q: explain properly. How is a species’ population dynamics affected by the presence of another species…

A: A species ecological niche can be defined as the range of resources and the conditions allowing the…

Q: Explain why niche overlap may lead to character displacement

A: Niche is the  change in character of an organism to adapt to the ecological changes. All the…

Q: Give three hypotheses for explaining why tropics show greatest levelsof species richness.

A: Introduction  “Diversity” can be defined as the variation in the morphology, physiology and…

Q: Define and contrast the concepts of habitat and niche

A: A dynamic community that includes a set of physical, chemical, and biological factors in a specific…

Q: For what niche species are meant?

A: Ecology is branch of science, including human science, community, population, ecosystem, and…

Q: Do resources have to be present in limited supplies for competition to shape species niches?

A: Competition is a type of intra-specific interaction which means a type of interaction between the…

Q: Study the graphs shown in the picture.  Describe the patterns observed in the top group depicting…

A: Biodiversity refers to the variety of life on earth at ecosystem, genetic and species levels.

Q: Explain what happens to species with lower resilience compare to species with higher levels of…

A: High Resilience Contributing Factors- 1. Environment favorable 2. Species / Funcional groups…

Q: Give specific examples of human actions that could expand a species’ distribution by changing its…

A: (a) Movement of humans from one landmass to another causes dispersal. For example, plant seeds found…

Q: Explain blue whales' ecological niche and how they interact with biotic and abiotic components.

A: Ecological niche The role and position of a species in its environment. Contrast the ecological…

Q: Understand how competition can determine an organism's realized niche.

A: Niche is the ecological role of species which is affected by the nature of their interaction,…

Q: Give an example and explanation of how niche differences related to diet are manifest in differences…

A: Introduction Niche:- It is the particular area within a habitat occupied by an organism, it is the…

Q: Explain the three ecological pyramids.What data is propagated by each pyramid in association with…

A: Answer: Introduction: Ecological Pyramid means a graphical illustration to represent the number of…

Q: Using the community assembly theory, provide a framework or explanation on: How do some exotic…

A: Community Assembly theory states that the composition and relative abundance of species within a…

Q: Why might coevolutionary interactions lead to increased broad-scale diversification rates? Give an…

A: It is a reciprocal evolutionary change in a set of interacting populations over time resulting from…

Q: Explain how resource partitioning involving ecological character displacement can ease competition…

A: The competition between organisms for consuming the same kind of resource can be interspecific or…

Q: Compare and contrast: fundamental niche and realized habitat

A: Species are the group of living organisms that consists of similar individuals. These organisms are…

Q: Describe how an island’s size and distance from the mainland affect the island’s species richness

A: The species diversity represents the variety of species that live in a given community. Species…

Q: Explain the direct and indirect interactions between species in ponds and species in adjacent…

A: Introduction Ecological interaction is defined as Individual organisms living together in an…

Q: Give examples  human actions that could expand a species by changing its dispersal or biotic…

A: Human actions have different effects on both biotic and abiotic environmental factors, many species…

Q: Give three hypotheses for explaining why tropics show greatest levels of species richness.

A: According to scientists, there are three different hypotheses for explaining the high level of…

Q: Explain Coevolution and Diversification of species

A: The changes in the biological population's heritable characteristics over successive generations is…

Q: give one cause of the diminishing biodiversity in our ecosystem and explain.

A: Ecosystem balance, often known as "ecosystem homeostasis," is influenced by both factors that tend…

Q: Explain how habitat fragmentation may influence the EVOLUTION of the organisms living in the…

A: All the species are present in particular area and the individuals of the species are communicating…

Q: What is the difference between a habitat and a niche?  Provide one example for each.

A: Ecosystem consists of plants, animals as well as various organisms, weather and landscape altogether…

Q: Define the niche concept. How does the “realized niche” of a popu-lation differ from its…

A: The study of the relation between a species and its associated physical environment is called…

Communities and Ecosystems

Ecology contains two words: Eikos means dwelling, and logy means to study, so the combined meaning is studying habitat or living.