Predation and Competition

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What is interspecific competition?

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Competition among organisms of different species.

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What is intraspecific competition?

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Competition among organisms of the same species.

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What is predation?

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A biological interaction where one organism (the predator) hunts and eats another organism (the prey).

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What is the competitive exclusion principle?

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Two species competing for the same resources cannot coexist at constant population values; one will outcompete the other.

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What is resource partitioning?

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The process by which competing species use the environment differently to coexist.

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What is a predator?

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An organism that hunts and consumes other organisms for food.

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What is a prey?

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An organism that is hunted and eaten by a predator.

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What is the relationship between predator and prey populations?

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Predator and prey populations often exhibit cyclic changes, where the population of prey affects the population of predators and vice versa.

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What are limiting resources?

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Resources that are in short supply and can limit the growth, abundance, or distribution of a population.

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What is the difference between fundamental niche and realized niche?

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Fundamental niche is the potential mode of existence of a species, while realized niche is the actual mode of existence due to biotic interactions.