Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 45, Problem 1SQ
The type of physical environment in which a species typically lives is its _______.
- a. niche
- b. habitat
- c. community
- d. population
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Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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