Exam 13: Interspecific Competition

Species A prefers a more dry habitat but grows in a wet habitat.Why might this be?

Various species of scavengers fighting over the carcass of a dead animal is referred to as

The diagonal line that represents dN/dt = 0 in the graphical depiction of the Lotka-Volterra competitions equations is called

Competition typically

Demonstrating the occurrence of interspecific competition during a field study is problematic for all of the following reasons,except

Interspecific ________ occurs when the competition for space between two species influences access to food and nesting sites.

One effect of decreasing wolf populations in North America is

According to the competitive ________ principle,two "complete competitors" cannot coexist.

What is the outcome of these isoclines?

Encounter competition results from the behavioral exclusion of some individuals by others from a specific space that is defended.

Studying competition in the laboratory is more complex than studying competition in the field.

A shift in the morphology,behavior,or physiology of a species in response to resource competition is referred to as ________ displacement.

Two or more organisms using a portion of the same resource simultaneously is referred to as resource partitioning.

The portion of the fundamental niche that an organism actually exploits in the presence of competitors is called its ________ niche.

Two organisms using a portion of the same resource simultaneously is referred to as

The different chipmunk species correspond to the different tree species along an elevational gradient.This is likely because

What is a zero-growth isocline?

When a species expands its niche in response to the removal of a competitor,the species has experienced competitive ________.

Chemical interaction competition in plants is called ________.

Two bird species compete in the forest for the same seeds.If α = 0.75 and β = 0.25,then (assuming the same carrying capacity for both)