Organismal Ecology

Question 1

Habitat

Answer 1

specific environment in which a species lives / natural home or environment of an animal , plant , or organism

Question 2

An organism exhibits what kind of use of habitat?

Answer 2

non-random use of habitat
(E.g., Bale Monkey -> bamboo forest despite rarity of this habitat in South Ethiopia . Abyssinian Spider Mite -> only live on giant lobelias plant on alpine grassand at Guassa)

Question 3

What is a niche?

Answer 3

a “way an organism makes a living”, the role a species plays in its community including how it gets its energy and nutrients, what habitat requirements it has and what other species and parts of the ecosystem it interacts with.

Question 4

What are the two types of categories for niches?

Answer 4

Generalists = species with a wide niche breadth

specialists = species with a narrow niche breadth. more likely to go extinct when environmental conditions change

Question 5

An organisms habitat preferences, niche, and degree specialization are the outcomes of what factor?

Answer 5

Adaptation

they are products of natural selection hat enable it to survive and reproduce