1. Habitats & Niches

2. Habitats Environment where an organism or community lives
Provides water, food, shelter, & climate

3. Habitat vs Niche Habitat - Area where a species lives
Niche - Its role in that habitat

4. Coyote Habitat & Niche

5. Niches Determined by: Variety in niches = variety of species
Biotic factors (food, predators, mates)
Abiotic factors (temp, sunlight, water)
Variety in niches = variety of species

6. Niches
Example: Darwin’s finches

7. What Determines a Niche?

8. Competition
All species have similar needs and must compete for resources:
Climate range
Territory
Food
Mating

9. Types of Niches Niches include: Predator Keystone Apex Prey Parasite
Mutualist
Niches include:
Commensalist
Producer
Consumer
Decomposer
Generalist
Specialist

10. Types of Niches Activity
Objective: design an informational paper slide about your assigned niche
Requirements:
Must include:
Explanation of what it is
At least 1 relevant image/diagram
How this role affects others in the ecosystem
Must fit on 1 side of provided paper ( 1 sheet only)
Must be . . .
Colorful (markers recommended)
Neat
Readable from 10 ft away