Niches

The specific location with specific conditions where a certain species lives and gets what it needs to survive is called what?

• population

• ecosystem

• niche

• biology

Each living thing in an ecosystem has a different role. What does 'role' mean?

• Job, function

• Sun

• Energy

• Air

What is the niche of a vulture?

• Being a scavenger and eating dead animals

• Being a producer and releasing oxygen

• Being a primary consumer and eating producers

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What is the niche of the elk?

• Be a scavenger and eat dead animals

• Be a producer and release oxygen

• Be a primary consumer and eat producers

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What is the niche of the oak tree?

• Act as a scavenger and eat dead animals

• Act as a producer and release oxygen

• Act as a primary consumer and eat producers

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What is the niche of a spider?

• Making a web to trap insects.

• Being a scavenger and eating dead animals.

• Being a tertiary consumer.

What is the niche of a mushroom?

• Be a primary consumer and eat producers

• Be a producer and release oxygen

• Be a tertiary consumer

• Break down dead organisms

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What is the term for the role and position a species has in its environment, including all interactions with biotic and abiotic factors?

• Habitat

• Niche

• Community

• Biome

Which of the following best describes a niche in an ecosystem?

• A place where an organism lives

• The role an organism plays in its environment

• The food an organism eats

• The predators of an organism

In a forest ecosystem, which of the following is an example of a niche?

• The canopy layer

• Photosynthesis

• A squirrel gathering nuts

• The soil composition