Niches and Niche Partitioning

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

• interspecific competition

• Mutualism

• Symbiosis

• Commensalism

the differentiation of niches that enables similar species to coexist in a community

• character displacement

• climax community

• resource partitioning

• pioneer species

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What effect does biodiversity have on a community?

• It makes destruction by insects impossible. 
• It makes primary succession more likely.   
•  It enables species to survive in a desert.
• It enables the community to withstand changes.

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The ecological niches of three bird species are shown in the diagram. What is the advantage of each bird species having a different niche?

• As more birds feed higher in the tree, available energy increases.
• More abiotic resources are available for each bird.
• Predators are less likely to feed on birds in a variety of locations.
• There is less competition for food.

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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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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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