What Is the Difference Between a Species' Realized Niche and Its

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Multiple Choice

What is the difference between a species' realized niche and its ecological envelope?

• A) The ecological envelope is the range of conditions under which a species lives, whereas the realized niche is a prediction of the range of conditions under which a species can live.
• B) The realized niche is the range of conditions under which a species lives, whereas the ecological envelope predicts the range of conditions under which a species can live.
• C) The realized niche is the range of conditions under which a species lives, whereas the ecological envelope is a measure of the total area in which a population lives.
• D) The realized niche and the ecological envelope are essentially the same.

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