3.1 Flashcards

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Niche

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Biotic and abiotic resources that it uses, when, where, and how is uses it

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Realized Niche

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What is actually being used

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Fundamental Niche

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What could be used, space and resources

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Mutualism

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Interaction from which both species benefit

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Commensulasim

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Interaction in which one species benefits and the other is neutral

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Parasitism

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Eats/lives on or in a host

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Predation

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Kills and eats prey

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Herbivory

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Animals that eat plants

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Facultative

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Both receive benefits but aren’t needed to survive

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Obligatory

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Species are entirely dependent on each other

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What is likely to happen if the niches of two species overlap a little? Overlap a lot?

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They can either start a niche partitioning, or one of the species will start to die off

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How can niche partitioning increase the biodiversity of a community? What are some ways that species can partition their niches?

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It allows more plants and animals to grow and survive.
They can partition by food type, time, and location

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