Yoon : Community Interactions
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
Help!
|
|
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Find and describe an example of niche partitioning in the wild. | birds that try to compete for the same seeds
🗑
|
||||
| what is the relationship between a niche and a habitat? | The habitat is the whole environment in which one lives and the niche is the separate environment within the habitat
🗑
|
||||
| What is symbiosis? | when there is an interaction between two different organisms living in close physical association, typically to the advantage of both
🗑
|
||||
| What is the difference between parasitism and predation? | A predator kills its prey before eating it but parasites feed off of the host while it is still alive.
🗑
|
||||
| Differentiate between interspecific competition and instraspecific competition. Give examples of each kind of competition. | intra- same species
inter - different
🗑
|
||||
| Explain why the North American gray squirrel and the European red squirrel cannot coexist together; use the term “competitive exclusion” in your answer. | The native European red squirrel was forced to compete with the newcomer for the same food resources, habit, and space. Competitive exclusion happened when the gray squirrel was better adapted to the niche and pushed out its smaller competitor.
🗑
|
||||
| What is the relationship between a niche and a habitat? | Each animal has its own specific niche inside its habitat.
🗑
|
||||
| In the African plains, how is a lion’s niche different from an antelope’s niche, even though they share the same habitat? | A lion's niche is different from an antelope's niche even though they share the same habitat because both types of animals occupy a different area, they don't eat the same food, and they don't have the same behavior.
🗑
|
||||
| What are three outcomes that can occur when two species compete for the same resources? | one species will benefit from the resource while the other doesn't, or both species won't benefit from the the resource, or both will benefit from the resource, or none at all
🗑
|
||||
| Find and describe an example of niche partitioning in the wild. | Two squirrel species could have naturally divided different resources based on competitive advantages. One type of squirrel ate nuts from the tops of trees while others ate nuts from the ground.
🗑
|
Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Created by:
jillbill101
Popular Biology sets