4.2 Niches and Community Interactions

The range of all  conditions in which a species lives and how it gets what it needs to survive and reproduce.

• population
• ecosystem
• niche
• biology

This diagram is showing the concept of:

• niche
• biome
• producers and consumers
• biosphere

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Every species has its own range of ________, the ability to survive and reproduce under a range of environmental circumstances.

• tolerance
• niche
• population
• ecosystem

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In this tolerance diagram, the optimal or ideal range of conditions is:

• Across the whole chart
• Where the line of the curve is at its highest
• On the far right and left of the bell curve
• There is no way to tell

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An organism’s _______ describes not only the environment where it lives, but how it interacts with biotic and abiotic factors in the environment.

• biome
• community
• tolerance
• niche

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The term ______ refers to any necessity of life (water, nutrients, light, food, or space).

• niche
• resource
• ecosystem
• tolerance

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For plants, ______ can include sunlight, water, and soil nutrients.
For animals, ______can include nesting space, shelter, types of food, and places to feed.

• niche
• communities
• resources
• biomes

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Part of an organism’s_____ involves the abiotic factors it requires for survival, such as moisture for an amphibian's skin.

• population
• biome
• tolerance
• niche

Birds on Christmas Island all live in the same habitat but they prey on fish of different sizes and feed in different places.
Thus, each species occupies a distinct (different) ____________.

• community
• niche
• resource
• population

By causing species to divide resources, _________ helps determine the number, kinds of species, and the niche each species occupies.

• predation
• abiotic factors
• niche
• competition