Resource partitioning?
is inevitable in similar species. If for SIMILAR SPECIES we understand similar needs in 2 different species.
It is a result of evolution that relieves competition over a specific niche (a particular role of an organism in a given environment).Say two species of bird are naturally drawn to nest in a particular tree - there must be competition. And possibly, this can result in other outcomes of selection or evolution, such as one species dying off. However, resource partitioning would result in the birds sharing the habitat (for example - each species occupies separate portions of a tree).Bear in mind that this doesn't occur because the birds "get along" (such an instance doesn't typically happen in an objective nature) but rather because evolution comes to favor birds that can coexist with the other species, resulting in a guise of cooperation.
What is resource partitioning in terms of biology?
Often, organisms evolve to make maximum use of a resource by sharing it. An example would be reproductive activity at different times or feeding at different levels in a forest.
Resource partitioning is a form of niche differentiation, where species competing for the same resource, evolve to become specialized and more narrow in their capitalization of that resource. The alternative outcome is competitive exclusion where one or more species are driven to extinction.
How do adaptions enable organisms to reduce competition for food and other resources?
The classic example of adaptations is the finches living in the Galapagos Islands. Finches typically are seed eaters but the finches in the islands have adapted to feed on insects, fruits, seeds and even blood from molting birds' feathers! If the ancestral finch had remained unchanged there would have been intense competition for the same food, habitat, and other resources. The adaptations allow more of the finches to survive using resources not being used by other species.
1) Interspecific competition is reduced by the adaptation of __ 2) Müllerian mimicry is used by the monarch and viceroy butterfly _____?
1) Select one: a. resource partitioning b. an exclusion principle c. biotic feedback d. predatory behavior 2) Select one: a. because both are bad-tasting b. because the viceroy is distasteful and the monarch is delicious c. because both have poisonous stings d. because the monarch is distasteful and the viceroy is delicious
Interspecific competition is reduced by the adaptation of ______?
C. Resource partitioning The differential use by organisms of resources such as food and space. http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_de...
How can organisms reduce or avoid competition for resources?
they are all correct in different contexts. If this is an examination question then it is ill thought out. Organisms that have adapted to a particular niche can co exist by using the same resources in different places eg wildebeest and zebra are grazers but the vastness of the serengheti allows co-existance. Another example would be coastal limpets and cockles - some exist at the tidal line, others fill a niche below. Many carnivores are large and powerful able to pull down a massive carcass they cannot eat all by themselves, and scavengers find a niche in the left overs. Birds often take parasites from buffalo, or follow in their footsteps to catch disturbed insects and warn the buffalo of danger when the take flight. Most animals though have some adaptation unique to the species that allows them to outcompete rival organisms, thus increasing the population until the carrying capacity of the environment limits their increase. Eventually the less successful competitor will be starved out and unless it finds a new habitat will become locally extinct.
Explain how interspecific competition may lead to resource partitioning?
Interspecific means "between species," and so refers to competition between the members of two different species. Interspecific competition can occur whenever more than 1 species requires a particular resource, the supply of which cannot satisfy fully the demands of all the species that need it. When this occurs, species adapt in order to survive and avoid potentially unsustainable competition. "As an example of resource partitioning, seven Anolis lizards in tropical rainforest share common food needs — mainly insects. They avoid competition by occupying different sections of the rainforest. Some live on the leaf litter floor while others live on shady branches, thereby avoiding competition over food in those sections of the forest. All resources are subject to partitioning, for example; space, food, nesting sites. This minimizes competition between similar species." In order to avoid wasting valuable time and energy out-competing other species, they simply use the resource in a way that does not interfere with the other species.
All species may compete intraspecifically, if individuals of those species are close enough that they must share resources. Usually, competition among members of the same species is actually stronger than competition between species. This is one of the explanations for there being lots of biodiversity on Earth, rather than there being just one type of plant, one type of herbivore, and one type of predator. Because members of the same species are more likely to share exactly the same resources in exactly the same way, competition for those resources is more fierce than it would be against other species that use a slightly different set of resources, even if there is considerable overlap in those sets.so, some examples...Plants of the same species that receive nitrogen and water from the same resource pool. For example, individual grass plants in a lawn. House sparrows hopping around an outdoor cafe, all hoping to pick up any crumbs that humans drop from their sandwiches. Competition for access to mates among ramsCompetition among the pack for the good parts of the kill Any time there is an open question on quora, and there are many human experts on the subject that want to have the top answers to them.