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:

• dividing resources

• 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

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

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Birds on the Hood Island, of the Galapagos Islands all live in the same habitat but they prey on seeds 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

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