14.1 BOOK pg.422

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What are the three parts of an organism's ecological niche?

Back

Food type, abiotic conditions, and behavior.

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What does the principle of competitive exclusion say will happen when two species compete for the same resource?

Back

One species will be better suited to the niche, while the other will be pushed into another niche or become extinct.

Front

What might happen to the populations of mantella frogs and poison dart frogs if they are transported to the same ecosystem?

Back

The populations may compete for resources, potentially leading to one species declining.

Front

Does the competitive exclusion principle apply to a bison and an elk that live in the same habitat and feed on the same grasses?

Back

The principle applies only if they occupy the same niche and habitat.

Front

What could happen if a new species is introduced to an area and occupies a similar niche as a native species?

Back

It may drive the native species to extinction if it is better adapted or has no natural predators.