Habitats, Niches, and Species Interactions

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

A bison walks through the grass, insects fly up and are seen and eaten by egrets. This neither harms nor helps the bison, but it is easier for the egrets to get food.

• mutualism

• parasitism

• commensalism

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A coyote captures, kills, and eats a rabbit. What type of symbiotic relationship is this?

• mutualism

• commensalism

• parasitism

• predation

In a habitat, animals have a __________, which is how they interact, get food and shelter.

• niche

• ecosystem

• community

• population

When habitats and niches overlap, animals compete for...

• Nothing

• Resources

• Everything

• Habitat

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In an ecosystem with owls and mice, what would happen if the mouse population increased?

• The owl population would not be affected.

• The owl population would increase.

• The owl population would decrease.

• It is impossible to tell.

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The area or environment where an organism lives is called _____.

• niche

• habitat

• ecosystem

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.