lesson 3.1

Question 1

What is a niche

Answer 1

The resources used by the species in an area

Question 2

What is the difference between a fundamental and realized niche

Answer 2

fundamental niches are the resources actually used in an area and a realized niche is the total amount of resources including the ones that arent being used

Question 3

What is Mutualism

Answer 3

Mutualism is a relationship or interaction in which both organisms benefit

Question 4

what is commensalism

Answer 4

Commensalism is an interaction or relationship in which one organism benefits and the other organism isnt affected

Question 5

what is herbivory

Answer 5

Herbivory is the relationship and interaction between organisms and plants

Question 6

what is predation/Parasitism

Answer 6

Predatory/Parasitic relationships or interactions are interactions in which one organism feeds leeches or takes away from the other which results in the other dying or having a bad effect on them

Question 7

What is a symbiotic relationship

Answer 7

a relationship in which the organisms live in or on eachother

Question 8

what are facultative and obligatory interactions

Answer 8

Facultative or optional interactives that can help an organism but are anot needed for survival but obligatory niches are needed for the organism to survive