Question

Carnivorous animals-lions and leopards, occupy the same niche but lions predate mostly larger animals and leopards take smaller ones. This mechanism of competition is referred to as ______.

Options

• character displacement

• altruism

• resource partitioning

• competitive exclusion

Answer 1

Carnivorous animals-lions and leopards, occupy the same niche but lions predate mostly larger animals and leopards take smaller ones. This mechanism of competition is referred to as resource partitioning.

Explanation:

Lions and leopards are both carnivorous creatures, although lions prey on larger animals while leopards prey on smaller ones. This is known as resource splitting. It is a method in which species divide limited resources to avoid competing in an ecological niche and, as a result, they find ways to coexist with one another. As a result, tonnes prey on larger animals whereas leopards prey on smaller ones.