AP Environmental Science / Unit 3: Populations
3.1 Generalist and Specialist Species
Notes
- Generalists have broad niches (raccoons, rats); they tolerate change and can become invasive.
- Specialists have narrow niches (pandas, koalas); they are more vulnerable to extinction.
Practice
A panda eating only bamboo is a:
Narrow diet.
Which is more likely to survive habitat change?
Broader tolerance.
Rats spreading to many islands are:
They live almost anywhere.
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