AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -In the tropical rainforests, where water is not a limiting factor, and much of the carbon is aboveground, plants compete with one another intensely. Often times, this is an example of interspecific competition as various species of plants, with different adaptations, compete to get sunlight.

Detailed explanation-2: -The abundance of energy supports an abundance of plant and animal species. The Canopy: the canopy structure of the rainforest provides an abundance of places for plants to grow and animals to live. The canopy offers sources of food, shelter, and hiding places, providing for interaction between different species.

Detailed explanation-3: -The competitive exclusion principle states that two species cannot occupy the exact same niche in a habitat. In other words, different species cannot coexist in a community if they are competing for all the same resources.

Detailed explanation-4: -This is known as the competitive exclusion principle-or Gause’s law [2]. In cases where no extinction occurs, this is because adaptation to slightly different niches takes place. Accordingly, ecological communities are assembled by species evolutionary differentiation and progressive adaptation to different niches.