In Huffaker's Studies of an Herbivorous Mite and Its Mite

question 42

Multiple Choice

In Huffaker's studies of an herbivorous mite and its mite predator, when predator and prey were in a heterogeneous environment,

• A) prey and predator populations both increased for a while, but soon crashed and went extinct.
• B) predators soon went extinct, but prey persisted.
• C) predators and prey persisted, and maintained relatively stable population sizes.
• D) predators and prey persisted and exhibited population cycles.

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Definitions:

Sympatric Species

Species that occupy the same or overlapping geographical areas but remain genetically distinct without interbreeding.

Temporal Isolation

A mechanism of reproductive isolation that occurs when two species breed at different times of the day, season, or year, preventing mating.

Habitat Isolation

A form of prezygotic barrier where two species live in different habitats and rarely, if ever, encounter each other.

Mechanical Isolation

an evolutionary mechanism that prevents species from interbreeding due to physical differences in reproductive structures.