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Predator-prey relationships are also vital in maintaining and even increasing the biological diversity of the particular ecosystem, and in helping to keep the ecosystem stable. This is because a single species is kept under control by the species that uses it for food.
- Why are predator/prey relationships important in shaping communities?
- How do predator/prey relationships help maintain a balanced ecosystem?
- How do predator/prey relationships play a role in evolution?
- What is the predator and prey relationship?
Why are predator/prey relationships important in shaping communities?
How do predation and herbivory shape communities? Predators can affect the size of prey populations in a community and determine the places prey can live and feed. Herbivores can affect both the size and distribution of plant populations in a community and determine the places that certain plants can survive and grow.
How do predator/prey relationships help maintain a balanced ecosystem?
“When prey are high, predators increase and reduce the number of prey by predation. When predators are low, prey decrease and thus reduce the number of predators by starvation. These predator/prey relationships thereby promote stability in ecosystems and enable them to maintain large numbers of species,” says Allesina.
How do predator/prey relationships play a role in evolution?
In the predator prey relationship, one species is feeding on the other species. ... In doing so, they affect the success and survival of each other's species. The process of evolution selects for adaptations which increase the fitness of each population.
What is the predator and prey relationship?
A predator is an organism that eats another organism. The prey is the organism which the predator eats. ... The words "predator" and "prey" are almost always used to mean only animals that eat animals, but the same concept also applies to plants: Bear and berry, rabbit and lettuce, grasshopper and leaf.
