4.1.4 - Ecological Niches & Adaptations

Question 1

What Is Meant By Niche?

Answer 1

Role a species plays within its habitat.

Question 2

What Does Niche Include?
(2 Points)

Answer 2

~ Biotic interactions (Organisms it eats and those it’s eaten by).

~ Abiotic interactions (Oxygen an organism breathes in and the carbon dioxide it breathes out).

Question 3

Does Every Species Have Their Own Unique Niche?

Answer 3

Yes.

Question 4

What Happens If 2 Species Try To Occupy The Same Niche?
(2 Points)

Answer 4

~ They will compete for the same resources.

~ One species will outcompete the other, leading to either the extinction of the weaker species or it being forced to occupy a slightly different niche.

Question 5

What Is An Examples Of A Niche?
(2 Points)

Answer 5

~ Common Pipistrelle Bat.

~ Soprano Pipistrelle Bat.

Question 6

Describe The Bat Example For Niches
(2 Points)

Answer 6

~ Similarities In Their Niche -> Both feed on insects.

~ Differences In Their Niche -> Both use different frequencies for their echolocation.

Question 7

What Is Meant By Adaptations?

Answer 7

Features of organisms that increase their chances of surviving and reproducing.

Question 8

What Are Examples Of How Organisms Are Adapted To Their Niche?
(3 Points)

Answer 8

~ Behavioural.

~ Physiological.

~ Anatomical.

Question 9

What Are Behavioural Adaptations & Give An Example?
(2 Points)

Answer 9

~ Ways an organism acts that increases its chance of survival.

~ Scorpions dancing before mating, to make sure they attract the right species.

Question 10

What Are Physiological Adaptations & Give An Example?
(2 Points)

Answer 10

~ Processes inside an organisms body that increase its chance of survival.

~ Hibernation to conserve energy by lowering the rate of metabolism.

Question 11

What Are Anatomical Adaptations & Give An Example?
(2 Points)

Answer 11

~ Structural features of an organisms body that increase its chance of survival.

~ Otters have a streamlined shape to glide through the water.