Q5. Kangaroo rats are endemic to the deserts of theAmerican southwest. In one region, two kangaroo rat species eatonly seeds and are biologically extremely similar. The two speciesare found in adjacent habitats. Seeds are abundant in bothhabitats, but less nutritious than insects. If you were to doublethe amount of seeds across both habitats and add insects aspotential food, which of the following outcomes would most likelyresult?
Q7. If, over evolutionary time, one of the two kangaroo ratspecies from Question 5 (without a third species present) were toevolve a change in food habits such that it eats only insects.Which of the following would most likely happen
A. It would outcompete the other species because insects aremore nutritious than seeds.
B. The other species would outcompete it because seeds are moreabundant than insects
C.Both species would share both habitats because their nicheswould be different and competition would thus be eliminated.
D. One species would outcompete the other, but which speciesdoes so will be determined by random chance
Q5. Kangaroo rats are endemic to the deserts of theAmerican southwest. In one region, two kangaroo rat species eatonly seeds and are biologically extremely similar. The two speciesare found in adjacent habitats. Seeds are abundant in bothhabitats, but less nutritious than insects. If you were to doublethe amount of seeds across both habitats and add insects aspotential food, which of the following outcomes would most likelyresult?
Q7. If, over evolutionary time, one of the two kangaroo ratspecies from Question 5 (without a third species present) were toevolve a change in food habits such that it eats only insects.Which of the following would most likely happen
A. It would outcompete the other species because insects aremore nutritious than seeds.
B. The other species would outcompete it because seeds are moreabundant than insects
C.Both species would share both habitats because their nicheswould be different and competition would thus be eliminated.
D. One species would outcompete the other, but which speciesdoes so will be determined by random chance
