Niche

An organism's ability to survive and reproduce

• niche
• habitat
• adaptation
• fitness

The idea that no two species within an ecosystem can occupy the exact same niche

• niche overlap
• niche differentiation
• competitive exclusion
• niche decay

An organism's _________ is defined as the environment in which it lives.

• habitat
• niche
• social structure
• ecosystem

Which of the following statements best describes a specialist?

• adapted to a large range of environments
• adapted to a small range of environments
• adapted to any environment
• poorly adapted to the environment

Which of the following organisms would be considered a specialist?

• rat
• pig
• panda
• human

Which species tend to go extinct more frequently?

• narrow niche creatures
• broad niche creatures

The ecological role an organism performs in their specific environment is considered the organism's...

• Habitat

• Population

• Biome

• Niche

"Organisms that have moved to a location that does not naturally support them."

• Invasive species

• Destructive species

• Unwelcomed species

• Infected species

a relationship between two species in which both species compete for limited resources such that both species are negatively affected by the relationship

• Symbiosis

• interspecific competition

• species richness

• species-area effect

A relationship in which two different organisms live in close association with each other

• interspecific competition

• Mutualism

• Symbiosis

• Commensalism