ECOLOGY
ORGANISMS AND THE ENVIRONMENT
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The variety of life allows for competition for resources among different species.
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Each species fulfills a particular niche in the ecosystem.
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The variety of species helps support more abiotic factors.
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The varied organisms increase the available space in the ecosystem.
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Detailed explanation-1: -What is one possible explanation related to a variety of species within a ecosystem to the overall balance of the ecosystem? The variety of species helps support more abiotic factors. Each species meets a particular niche in the ecosystem.
Detailed explanation-2: -Biodiversity refers to the variety of living organisms within a given area.
Detailed explanation-3: -The term biodiversity (from “biological diversity”) refers to the variety of life on Earth at all its levels, from genes to ecosystems, and can encompass the evolutionary, ecological, and cultural processes that sustain life.
Detailed explanation-4: -In ecology, the term “niche” describes the role an organism plays in a community. A species’ niche encompasses both the physical and environmental conditions it requires (like temperature or terrain) and the interactions it has with other species (like predation or competition).