Adaptations to Niches
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- What does dentition refer to?
- What are the two types of representatives from the Hominidae family discussed?
- What do herbivorous animals primarily eat?
- What type of teeth do herbivorous organisms have?
- What additional teeth do omnivorous animals possess?
- Why is understanding dentition important for studying extinct species?
- What are the two general mouth adaptations in herbivorous insects?
- What do jaw-like mouthparts in insects help with?
- What do tube mouthparts in aphids allow them to do?
- What adaptations do plants have to resist herbivory?
- How do some herbivores overcome plant defenses?
- What adaptations do predators have for catching prey?
- How do prey avoid being eaten?
- How do behavioral adaptations evolve compared to chemical adaptations?
- What is the challenge for plants in the rainforest?
- How do trees adapt to compete for light?
- What adaptation do vines use to compete for light?
- What do epiphytes do to capture light?
- What do strangler figs do to their host trees?
- How do shade-tolerant shrubs survive in low light?
- What is an ecological niche?
- What is the fundamental niche?
- What does the realized niche represent?
- How does competition affect an organism's realized niche?
- What happens if a species is outcompeted in its entire fundamental niche?
- How does climate change affect species' niches?
- What is the impact of overlapping niches on competition?