14.1 – Habitat And Niche Flashcards
a_differs from a niche
habitat
every organism has a habitat and_
niche
a_is all aspects of the area in which an organism lives. Including biotic and abiotic factors
habitat
_Niche includes all the factors of the species needs to survive, stay healthy, and reproduce
ecological
what are the factors that a species needs to survive, stay healthy, and reproduce?
food, abiotic conditions, behavior
_Availability give structure to a community
resource
species can share habitats and_
resources
_Occurs when two species use resources in the same way
competition
_Keeps two species from occupying the same niche
competitive exclusion
_Has different outcomes
competitive exclusion
One species is better suited to the niche and the other will be pushed out or become_
extinct
The niche will be_
divided
The two species will further_
diverge
_Our species that occupy similar niches but live in different_regions
- ecological equivalents
2. geographical