3.1 Flashcards
1
Q
What is a Niche
A
Biotic and Abiotic resources that a species uses: What, Where, When, and How a species uses them
2
Q
Realized Niche
A
The resources that the thing actually uses
3
Q
Fundamental Niche
A
The potential resources a thing could use
4
Q
Competition
A
(-/-)
5
Q
Mutualism
A
(+/+)
6
Q
commensalism
A
(+/0)
7
Q
predation/herbivory/parasitism
A
(-/+)
8
Q
Facultative vs. Obligatory
A
Facultative: recives benefits from but can survive without the other
Obligatory: Species are entirely dependent on each other
9
Q
What happens if 2 different niches overlap a bit? A lot?
A
If a bit, they will partition.
If a lot, they may both go extinct
10
Q
Bison and bird
A
mutualism
11
Q
parasite and host
A
parasitism
12
Q
herbivore and plant
A
herbivory
13
Q
lion and sheep
A
predation
14
Q
barnacle and whale
A
commensalism
15
Q
deer vs. deer
A
competition
