Question
- Why are herbivores considered similar to predators in the ecological context? Explain.
- Differentiate between the following interspecific interactions in a population:
- Mutualism and Competition.
- Commensalism and Amensalism.
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Answer
- Transfer of energy fixed by plants to the next trophic level - carnivores, Maintain the plant population under control.
- In mutualism both the species benefit.
In competition - survival of both challenged/struggle for existence.
- Commensalism - One is benefitted. The other is neither benefitted nor harmed.
Amensalism - One is harmed and the other is unaffected.
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