Exam 28: Community Interactions

Antelope and kangaroos are both herbivores that feed on grasses and brush. What would you expect to happen if someone set up a game farm and released both species into the same grassy plain?

Parasites act as agents of , leading to changes in the host population that make it more resistant to the parasite.

The physical home of a species is its .

When climax and subclimax vegetation combine in different parts of a(n) , they provide habitats for a large number of plant and animal species.

How do organisms help to cause the changes that result in their own replacement in succession?