| 1. | is the primary producer. |
| 2. | has no significant impact on the community. |
| 3. | plays a crucial role in maintaining community structure. |
| 4. | is a rare species that must be preserved immediately. |
| I: | the level of biological organization, where the study is begun, is the organism. |
| II: | a group of individuals resulting from asexual reproduction is also considered a population. |
| I: | In ecology, the term “niche” describes the role an organism plays in a community. |
| II: | A species’ niche encompasses both the physical and environmental conditions it requires and the interactions it has with other species. |