Biodiversity
Coyotes and red foxes compete for the same resource and that is the San Joachin kit fox. That is an example that competitive exclusion occurs in this biome. Animals in this biome are very diverse. The diversity of this biome helps it to survive. The more diverse a biome is, the greater chance that biome has for survival. Organisms have adapted to the climate. Organisms have especially been able to adapt to the
limiting factors, ranges of tolerance, zones of physiological stress and
intolerances. For example, the limiting factor in the Chaparral biome is ofcourse water. Plants have adapted to that by having thick waxy roots to capture water and hold water for a long time. Organisms have also been able to adapt to variations in chemical and physical environment. For example, animals have been adapted to come out at night more because it is cooler in the night. Also, they have adapted smaller bodies so that they would have to intake less amounts of water. During natural selection, organisms can change physically as well as geneticallty so that their offspring would wave the same genes.
Mechanisms For population regulation:
Examples of adaptation:
Organisms adapt to the hot environment by coming out during the night because it is cooler.
Examples of Evolution:
Over time organisms evolved physical traits such as small bodies and thick roots so that they could survive in this dry climate.
Example of natural selection:
organisms being able to intake less water supply and camouflage themselves is an example of natural selection.
Mechanisms For population regulation:
- Drought
- Dry climate
- Hot temperatures in the day
- Cool temperatures in the evening
- Mutations
- Gene Flow
- Sex
Examples of adaptation:
Organisms adapt to the hot environment by coming out during the night because it is cooler.
Examples of Evolution:
Over time organisms evolved physical traits such as small bodies and thick roots so that they could survive in this dry climate.
Example of natural selection:
organisms being able to intake less water supply and camouflage themselves is an example of natural selection.