Apply what you know about the fundamental niche and the realized niche. How does this apply to the human species? Does competitive exclusion appear to apply to us?

What will be an ideal response?


Our species appears to have filled the fundamental niche. Our species does not appear to be limited in population size by competition or predation by other organisms. Our only limitations are perhaps climate (the poles) and a terrestrial environment (we don't live underwater).

Biology & Microbiology

You might also like to view...

Which objective would be best to use a Southern blot rather than a Northern blot?

A) Determine if a gene is present in a genome. B) Discover gene function. C) Identify regulatory gene-protein interactions. D) Quantify expression profiles of a gene.

Biology & Microbiology

The sum of all chemical activities taking place in an organism is:

a. anabolism. b. catabolism. c. metabolism. d. dehydration synthesis. e. condensation reactions.

Biology & Microbiology

The process of fertilizing eggs outside the body is called 

A. in vivo fertilization. B. in vitro fertilization. C. artificial insemination. D. fertility testing.

Biology & Microbiology

SARS first occurred in _____, before becoming a(n) _____ disease. Choose the correct pair from the following:

A) China, endemic B) China, pandemic C) Ireland, endemic D) Ireland, pandemic

Biology & Microbiology