Plant Biotic Interactions

Question 1

Competition

Answer 1

Bothe do worse when together

Question 2

COmpetition

Answer 2

resoruce use by one indiciual that reduces its availability for others

Question 3

Infraspecific competition

Answer 3

individuals of the same species compete

Question 4

Interspecific coompetition

Answer 4

individuals of different species compete

Question 5

Niche

Answer 5

total range of all abiotic/biotic conditions tolerated and all resources used

Question 6

Fundamental niche

Answer 6

niche that a species potentially could occupy

Question 7

Realized Niche

Answer 7

subset of the fundamental niche that a species actually occupies

Question 8

Competitive exclusion principle

Answer 8

complete competitiors cannot coexist

Question 9

Mututlaism

Answer 9

both species benefit

Question 10

Pollination Syndrome

Answer 10

floral characters associated with different modes of pollination

Question 11

Antagonism

Answer 11

negative/ positive
Predation, herbivory,parasititms, pathogens

Question 12

Commensalism

Answer 12

postive/unaffected

Question 13

Amensalism

Answer 13

negative/unaffected

Question 14

pollinators and the plant they interact with is an example of

Answer 14

Mutualism

Question 15

which statement about mycorrhiza is false

Answer 15

fungus fixes atmospheric nitrogen and makes it avaliable to plants

Question 16

Pollinated by a moth

Answer 16

a white flower

Question 17

Example of antagonistic interactions include all of the following except

Answer 17

polluntation

Question 18

the realized niche is always a

Answer 18

subset of the fundamental niche

Question 19

the attack ant video illistrated example of

Answer 19

mutualism and herbivory resistance