A Fundamental Niche

question 57

Multiple Choice

A fundamental niche

• A) is always the same as a realized niche.
• B) can only be altered if excess food is available to an organism.
• C) is often not realized because no one species has exclusive access to all the resources within its fundamental niche.
• D) is unrestricted by species-species interactions.

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Definitions:

Value At Risk

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Negatively Skewed

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Standard Deviation

A statistical measure representing the dispersion or variability of a set of data points from their mean, often used in finance to gauge the volatility of an investment.

Effective Annual Rate

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