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What is the term for competition that occurs between different species?
intraspecific competition
predator-prey competition
symbiotic competition
interspecific competition
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According to the competitive exclusion principle, what happens when two species compete for the same limited resources?
both species will become extinct
the species that uses the resources more efficiently will outcompete the other
they share the resources equally
the species will evolve to use different resources
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What is the term for competition that occurs within the same species?
intraspecific competition
predator-prey competition
symbiotic competition
interspecific competition
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What happens when resources are plentiful during intraspecific competition?
survival and reproduction increase
survival and reproduction decrease
the species becomes extinct
the population size remains constant
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What happens to the predator population when the prey population increases?
the predator population becomes extinct
the predator population increases
the predator population remains constant
the predator population decreases
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What happens to the prey population when the number of predators increases?
the prey population becomes extinct
the prey population decreases
the prey population increases
the prey population remains constant
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What happens to the predator population when there is a lack of prey?
the predator population becomes extinct
the predator population remains constant
the predator population decreases
the predator population increases
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What happens to the less competitive species over time during interspecific competition?
it may reduce and eventually become locally extinct
it may outcompete the more competitive species
it evolves to use different resources
it may increase in population size
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Which of the following is a typical adaptation of prey for better predator detection?
echolocation
forward-facing eyes with sharp vision
electroreception
side-facing eyes for a broader field of vision
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What is typically observed between the peak population sizes of predators and their prey?
the prey population peaks just after the predator population peaks
when the predator population peaks, it remains constant
they occur simultaneously
there is a lag between them
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