BIOL 101 Guided Reading Questions GRQs Complete and submit this GRQ as a PDF before lecture and before your online Mastering Assignment L20 GRQs for Community Interactions Reading Objectives Distinguish levels of hierarchy in ecology and which levels include abiotic interactions with organisms Be able to name identify examples of resource partitioning mutualism predation and competition and the consequences for the interacting species Module 37 1 A community includes all the organisms inhabiting a particular area 1 How is a community different from a population A group of individuals or populations of different species occupying the same geographic area at a particular time Module 37 2 Interspecific interactions are fundamental to community structure 1 Make a table of the FIVE types of interactions between two species in a community Give a few examples that you will understand AND be sure to state what each species gets out of the relationship a Competition 2 different species competing for the same limited resource Desert plants competing for limited water Effect of species 1 Effect of species 2 b Mutualism both populations benefit Flowers pollinators Effect of species 1 Effect of species 2 c Predation 1 species kills and eats another species Lion and gazelle Effect of species 1 Effect of species 2 d Herbivory consumption of plants algae by an animal Caterpillars leaves Effect of species 1 Effect of species 2 e Parasites Pathogens 1 organism is harmed while another is benefitted Dogs tapeworms Effect of species 1 Effect of species 2 Module 37 3 Competition may occur when a shared resource is limited 1 Many species may live in the same habitat within a community What word do we use that differentiates each species unique ecological role Niche 2 Why does interspecific competition between species negatively affect both species When the niches of 2 populations overlap in the same community thus both species are competing for the same limited resource 3 What is the difference between inter and intra specific competition Intra specific competition between the same species Interspecific competition between different species BIOL 101 Guided Reading Questions GRQs Complete and submit this GRQ as a PDF before lecture and before your online Mastering Assignment Module 37 4 Mutualism benefits both partners 1 Define mutualism and give yourself a specific example here Both populations benefit from the interaction flowers bees Module 37 5 37 6 Predation leads to diverse adaptations in pre species Herbivory leads to diverse adaptations in plants 1 Who benefits in the predator prey relationship Predator 2 What general defenses have evolved in prey against predators Camouflage mechanical chemical defenses 3 What countermeasures have evolved in predators Learn which species are dangerous to consume mess with 4 Define and give an example of co evolution Coevolution a series of reciprocal evolutionary adaptations in two species Example Passiflora Heliconias Module 37 7 Parasites and Pathogens Can Affect Community Composition 1 Who benefits in the parasite host relationship Parasite REVIEW without looking above Make a table with 4 columns The Five species interactions Effect on Species 1 Effect of Species 2 Example Competition Cats mice snakes Mutualism Bee flower Predatory Lion zebra Herbivory Deer grass Parasitic Tick dog BIOL 101 Guided Reading Questions GRQs Complete and submit this GRQ as a PDF before lecture and before your online Mastering Assignment Check your work against Table 37 2
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