Habitat and Niche
Biology ⇒ Ecology and Environment
Habitat and Niche starts at 7 and continues till grade 12.
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A bird species feeds on insects during the day and seeds at night. What does this tell you about its niche?
A frog lives in a pond and eats insects. What is its habitat and what is its niche?
A river otter lives in freshwater rivers and eats fish, crustaceans, and small mammals. What is its habitat and what is its niche?
Describe how a change in habitat can affect an organism’s niche.
Describe how competition can lead to changes in an organism’s niche.
Describe how human activities can change the habitat and niche of a species.
Describe how two bird species can live in the same tree but have different niches.
Explain the difference between a habitat and a niche.
Explain what might happen if a new species with a similar niche is introduced into an ecosystem.
Explain why a panda is considered a specialist species.
Explain why two species with identical niches cannot coexist in the same habitat for long.
What is a habitat?
A certain insect species can only survive on one type of tree, which is being cut down for agriculture. Predict and explain what might happen to the insect population if this continues.
A scientist observes that two different species of fish live in the same coral reef, but one feeds only at night while the other feeds only during the day. Explain how this behavior helps both species survive in the same habitat.
Explain how abiotic factors such as temperature and water availability can influence the niche of a plant species in a desert ecosystem.
