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rayc TV g - ) &1 - ] hhm' Biolnteractive . Virtual Lab Lizard Evolution Virtual Lab Student Handout Extension Questions 1. To minimize interspecific competition, organisms often divide the limited available resources in an area, a concept called “resource partitioning.” As an example of this concept, the figure below illustrates how different species of warblers utilize different portions of an individual tree. 3 Figure 3. Different species of North P i American warblers live in different ' parts of the same trees. The shaded areas indicate the habitats each warbler species occupies. Explain how the different species of anoles on an island demonstrate “resource partitioning” similar to the warblers in the figure. The anoles display resource partitioning because each species is separated into several different niches based on their body characteristics. For example, the longer legged anoles were on the ground because their long legs make it easier for the anoles to navigate the ground and large trunks. The anoles separate and inhabit separate areas of their environment similar to the way the warblers divided up sections of the tree based on where the organisms will survive best. 3. Explain how resource partitioning can promote long-term coexistence of competing species, thus increasing biodiversity. Resource partitioning makes it easier for species to coexist because there is little to no competition between the species when they are divided so all organisms have their own separate resources that don't need to be shared. www.Biolnteractive.org February 2015 Daman C AFC
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