ENVS 200 - Chapter 6|42 Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Verified

1. Which of the following is a common misconception regarding the Competitive Exclusion Principle? a. It does not conflict with Gause's Principle b. Species that coexist in different ecological niches necessarily are coexisting competitors due to their different niches. c. Competing species that coexist must be subject to constant ecological conditions to be considered an example of the competitive exclusion principle d. Species that adhere to the competitive exclusion principle and coexist do so as a result of different realized niches - ️️B 2. The textbook states that determining the effects of interspecific competition can be very difficult to do, especially when it seems as if two species competitively coexist. Which of the following types of experiments would most likely allow you to confirm and determine the effects of interspecific competition between two closely related species in nature? a. Removal study b. Reciprocal transplant study c. Laboratory observation study or a "glass bottle study" d. Ecological survey study - ️️A 3. Which of the following is an aspect of a species that would not show evolutionary evidence of past interspecific competition with another species? a. Species behavior b. Species morphology c. Species niche d. None of the above - ️️D