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How does a predator increase numbers of species in an ecosystem?
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∙ 7y ago
When a predator reduces the number of one species in a habitat, the population of competing species can increase. With less competition for food, water, and shelter, a species can thrive and reproduce more rapidly than when it is being out-competed.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 10y agoEating a certain species in which was a predator of another increasing the species of the others number.
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What happens to the ecosystem when a predator species is extint?
Typically, the species that it ate overpopulate, and the ecosystem is disrupted.
How would the introduction of a predator species affect the stability of an ecosystem?
The introduction of a new predator can have the species eaten with no time to evolve to defend against it
An example of interaction in an ecosystem is?
If I'm not mistaken, it is any instance where two species have contact. Ex: a predator hunting its prey.
A nonnative species of ant is introduced into a woodland ecosystem. Which would most likely stop the species from becoming invasive?
The fish shares a niche with another species
What does a large mouth bass do for its ecosystem?
As an apex predator, the largemouth helps cull the populations of prey species, keeping things in their proper balance.
What happens to the ecosystem when a predator species is extint?
Typically, the species that it ate overpopulate, and the ecosystem is disrupted.
How would the introduction of a predator species affect the stability of an ecosystem?
The introduction of a new predator can have the species eaten with no time to evolve to defend against it
How do crocodile fit in with environment?
Crocodiles are part of an ecosystem, and can be considered an apex predator. As a predator, they contribute to population control of prey species.
How does hunting help your ecosystem?
Hunting can harm our ecosystem by upsetting the natural balance of predator and prey species in a given environment. For example, if hunters come in and kill the majority of a certain predator, then the species that was kept in check by that predator begin to overpopulate their habitat. On the other hand, if a predator's food source is overhunted, such as rabbitts and other small game, then the species that was dependent on those animals for food will suffer. Hunting can also harm our ecosystem by hastening the extinction of our endangered and threatened species, which are killed in mass by big game hunters every year.
How will the size of a predator population affect the numbers of prey?
This will depend on the specific ecosystem and the specific predator and prey relationship being examined within that ecosystem. If, as an oversimplified example, a drought caused a reduction in edible plant foods for a prey animal, the population of said prey animal may decrease. If the prey population decreased, there would not be enough food to support the current predator population, and a number of the predators would die until a balance was reached.The overall idea is fairly simple, however. If weather conditions are favorable to the increase of the population of a prey species, then the prey species's population will increase, all other things being equal. When the population of a prey species increases, then more of the offspring of the predator species can survive, allowing the population of the predator to increase. If weather somehow decreases the population of a prey animal, then this will also reduce the population of the predator species, all other things being equal.It is important to remember, however, that ecosystems are very complicated and it is rare that a predator will only have one prey item and a prey item will have only one predator. As a result, if a changed condition caused one prey species to decrease but another one to increase, the predator population may not be affected, and so on.
Problems when a new species is introduced into an ecosystem?
A new species, when introduced to an ecosystem, will compete with the indigenous species for food and resources. If the new species is predatory, it may also begin preying on the indigenous species, so the native populations will decrease sharply.
How is the species diversity related to the stability of an ecosystem?
When you have more than one species in a given niche, then if one species declines for whatever reason, there are other species which can replace it, and the ecosystem as a whole remains functional.
An example of interaction in an ecosystem is?
If I'm not mistaken, it is any instance where two species have contact. Ex: a predator hunting its prey.
How can a species increase in numbers?
it increases by birth.
What is the function of the Arctic fox?
mid to high level predator in an ecosystem. keeps population of species lower on the food chain in check.
What condotions is most likely to result in a decrease in the size of populations in a temperate forest ecosystem?
Invasive species to an ecosystem results in an increase in biodiversity.
What best determines how many of a particular species of a carnivore con survive in one ecosystem?
The numbers of predators and prey I'm that ecosystem
