Define niche. Based on your definition, describe the niche of the yellowtail flounder
What will be an ideal response?
The niche is the job (role) the organism have in its environment. For example the niche of the yellowtail flounder is that of a bottom-feeding carnivore. However, the best answers will also mention that a niche includes all aspects of the organism that has to do with its role or job. For example, predators that feed on the yellowtail founder, range on the bottom of the ocean where it is found, type of cover it uses to protect itself from predators, where it reproduces, etc., are all part of this complex concept called a niche.
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a. subspecies, species, genus, family, phylum, class, order, domain, kingdom b. kingdom, phylum, domain, class, family, order, genus, species, subspecies c. domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species, subspecies d. domain, kingdom, phylum, order, class, genus, family, species, subspecies
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A. The O2 indicates that hemoglobin can bind up to two oxygen molecules. B. Hb stands for mercury, an element that can interfere with the transport of oxygen in the blood. C. Because of hemoglobin's high affinity for oxygen, when oxygen is present the equation is always in the bound state, on the right of the arrows. D. The double arrow indicates that the binding is reversible.
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A. They might frighten visitors. B. They are adapted to cold temperatures and total darkness. C. Their diet is too specialized. D. They are adapted for high pressure, and will die at low pressure.