When populations of antelopes and cheetahs coexist, which population changes are likely to occur due to natural
selection?
What will be an ideal response?
ANSWER: First, the antelope population may decline due to heavy predation by the cheetahs. Natural
selection would encourage the survival of faster antelopes that may be able to escape
predation by the cheetahs. Natural selection would again come into play and encourage the
survival of the fastest cheetahs since they would be the best adapted to capture their food
source.
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The competitive exclusion principle assumes that the
A) competing species have different resource requirements. B) competing species have the same carrying capacity (K). C) environmental conditions remain constant. D) superior competing species will have a lower population growth rate than the inferior competitor.