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HW Basic Bio
Basic Biology
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1. What is meant by the term ‘niche’ in ecosystems?
3. Explain the meanings of the terms mutualism and commensalism and describe how they
differ in their effects on the interacting populations of two species.
4. Monarch butterflies are protected from birds and other predators because of chemicals
they incorporate into their tissues from eating milkweed when they were in their
caterpillar stage. The wings of a different species of butterfly (the Viceroy) look nearly
identical to the Monarch, and are also unpalatable, so predators have learned avoid
Viceroys as well. This example best describes:
A) aposmatic colouration.
B) cryptic colouration.
C) Batesian mimicry.
D) Müllerian mimicry.
E) mutualism. Answer: __
8. Why do you think that most parasites don t kill their host?
10. According to the principle of competitive exclusion, what outcome is expected when
two species with identical niches compete for a resource? Why?