Organism niche vocab Flashcards
1
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range
A
The geographic area where an organism occurs throughout its lifetime
2
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tolerance
A
An organism’s ability to survive variation in abiotic factors, such as changes in temperature or sunlight.
3
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Optimal conditions
A
When conditions are within an organism’s tolerance range and the organism can survive and reproduce successfully.
4
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Stressful conditions
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When conditions are those close to an organism’s lower and upper limits of tolerance and an organism may survive, but it will likely produce fewer or no offspring.
5
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Extreme conditions
A
When conditions are those beyond an organism’s limits of tolerance and an organism will not survive.
