Habitats, Niches, and Species 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

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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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

The prairie dogs demonstrating an example of:

• tolerance range
• biological niche
• intraspecific competition
• interspecific  competition

When put together, one organism outcompetes the other for resources.  This is an example of:

• competitive exclusion principle
• speciation
• biological niche
• evolution

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The _________ states that no two species can occupy exactly the same niche in exactly the same habitat at exactly the same time.

• theory of evolution
• law of conservation of energy
• competitive exclusion principle
• harmonious ecology principle

_________ can affect the size of prey populations in a community and determine the places prey can live and feed.

• Predators
• Ecosystems
• Omnivores
• Parasites

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