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 ________. A) generalists; specialists
B) specialists; generalists
C) widespread; restricted
D) r-selected species; K-selected species
E) Type 2 species; Type 3 species

Answer 1

Answer:

B)Specialists Generalists

Explanation:

As described, a niche is the functional role that a species plays in the community. It refers to how a species will respond to the distribution of resources. Example, a species can be a predator or a prey

Therefore, specialists will refer to species that have very specific resource requirement

Whereas those that have broad niches(able to use wide array of resources) are known as Generalists.