Question

The niche of a species is the functional role of that species in the community that it belongs to. Species that have narrow niches (have very specific resource requirements) are said to be ________, while species that have broad niches (able to use a wide array of resources) are known as

Answer 1

Specialists and Generalists

Explanation:

Niche is the role played by an organism that how it lives in an environment

Specialists

• Species that have narrow niches are called specialists and this type of niche is called realized niche
• It is narrow because of the presence of ecological barriers and is the space where a species actually lives

Generalists

• Species that have broad niche are called generalists and this type of niche is called fundamental niche
• It is larger than the realized niche due to absence of ecological barriers
• It represents all the environmental conditions where a species is able to live or can live