predation

Question 1

define exploitation

Answer 1

interactions between populations that enhances fitness of one individual while reducing fitness of exploited individual

Question 2

exploitation can affect?

Answer 2

distribution, abundance, and structure of prey and host populations

Question 3

predator removal affects?

Answer 3

prey abundance

Question 4

what is the red queen hypothesis?

Answer 4

relationship between predator/prey and parasite/host is a “contest of arms”

Question 5

exploitation can reduce fitness to?

Answer 5

zero

Question 6

(t/f) exploitation can reverse evolution

Answer 6

true

Question 7

changing host behavior so host are more prone to predation is?

Answer 7

dispersal mechanism for the parasite

Question 8

what are the adaptation to reduce predation?1

Answer 8

mimicry
chemical defense
warning coloration
immunological defense
behavioral defense
group living
aggregate

Question 9

increase in prey = ?

Answer 9

increase in predation

Question 10

increasing prey populations affect predator populations and is summarized as?

Answer 10

functional response of the predator

Question 11

explain optimal foraging

Answer 11

sometimes predators select among available prey and size of prey - will always take most energy per unit time of handling and searching