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Habitat, niche, and the shape of a species' role

Habitat, niche, and the shape of a species' role

Ecological niche diagram showing a squirrel in woodland, with abiotic and biotic factors and a smaller realised niche inside a larger fundamental niche

A habitat is the place where an organism lives, such as woodland, pond, or rocky shore. An ecological niche is broader: it includes the resources used, the conditions tolerated, and interactions with other organisms.

Niches, adaptation and natural selection Lesson

  1. A Level
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