Habitat And Niche Flashcards

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1
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A habitat differs from a?

A

Niche

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A habitat is?

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All aspects of the area in which an organism lives. Biotic and abiotic factors.

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An ecological niche includes?

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All of the factors that a species needs to survive, stay healthy, and reproduce. Like food, abiotic conditions, and behavior.

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What gives structure to a community?

A

Resource availability.

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5
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Species can share?

A

Habitats and resources.

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Competition occurs when?

A

When two species use resources in the same way.

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Competitive exclusion keeps what?

A

Two species from occupying the same niche.

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What are the differents outcomes on competitive exclusion.

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– One species is better suited to the niche and the other will either be pushed out or become extinct. – The niche will be divided. – The two species will further diverge.

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Ecological equivalents are species that?

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Occupy similar niches but live in different geographical regions.

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10
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Every organism has a?

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Habitat and a niche.

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