Topic 7- Aibiotic and Biotic factors

Question 1

Define Niche

Answer 1

The role that a species plays within its habitat

Question 2

Define habitat

Answer 2

The place where a species lives within an ecosystem

Question 3

What 2 interactions does the niche include?

Answer 3

-biotic interactions
-abiotic interactions

Question 4

True or false: A niche can only be occupied by one species

Answer 4

True

Question 5

What happens if two species try to compete for the same niche?

Answer 5

Competition for the same resources

Question 6

What are the 3 types of adaptions?

Answer 6

Anatomical- structural features
Behavioural- courtship/defensive behaviours
Physiological- processes within the body

Question 7

Why does a species need to be adapted to both the abiotic and biotic factors in its habitat?

Answer 7

in order to occupy its unique niche

Question 8

The changes that species produce in their abiotic environment can actually result in a less hostile environment, what happens as a result of this?

Answer 8

a change or sometimes increase in the biodiversity within that environment