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Ecosystem |
Group of organisms of disparate niches that operate within a common ecological sphere |
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Carnivore |
Meat eating |
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Ecological niche |
A place to live in nature, a functional role in that place, and a complex set of adaptations for reproducing. Set of habitats, targets of predation, temperature ranges. |
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Herbivore |
Vegetable matter eating |
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Omnivore |
Eats both plants and animals |
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Detritovore |
Eats dead and decaying material |
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Habitat |
Natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or organism. |
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Predation |
Preying of one animal on another |
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Population |
All inhabitants of a particular area |
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Evolutionary pressure |
Anything that poses a threat to a species survival |
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Does being confined to a niche make it more difficult to a species to survive? |
No |
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Do Animal diets help to confine animals to a specific niche? |
Yes |
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Would removal of a niche not likely affect a given ecosystem? |
No |
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An apex predators niche preserves ecosystems by controlling populations of lower organisms. |
True |
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Niches are defined entirely by an animals habitat |
False |
