As You Study Two Closely Related Predatory Insect Species, the Two-Spot

question 37

Multiple Choice

As you study two closely related predatory insect species, the two-spot and the three-spot avenger beetles, you notice that each species seeks prey at night when present in an area where the other beetle species is absent. However, where their ranges overlap, the two-spot avenger beetle hunts at night and the three-spot hunts in the morning. When you bring them into the laboratory and isolate the two different species, you discover that the offspring of both species are nocturnal. The observations above indicate that the two species most likely demonstrate which of following ecological processes? You have discovered an example of ________.

• A) mutualism
• B) character displacement
• C) Batesian mimicry
• D) resource partitioning

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Definitions:

Production Function

A quantitative model that demonstrates how the inputs in the production process impact the goods or services output.

Supply Function

A mathematical expression that shows the relationship between the quantity of a good or service that producers are willing to sell and the price of the good or service.

Factor Price

The price of inputs used in the production of goods and services, such as labor wages or the cost of raw materials.

Production Function

An equation outlining how inputs translate into the output for an organization, a specific industry, or the economy at large for all potential input pairings.