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In the Sierra Nevada mountains of California, there are many populations of the checkerspot butterfly, Euphydryas editha. You notice that females of one population (population A) lay their eggs near the tip of a plant’s stem. Females of another population in the same area (population B) lay their eggs at the base of the stem on a different type of plant. The young hatch out as caterpillars; they live on the host plant and eat its leaves. Is the information above a complete description of the butterflies’ niche?

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No,  because a complete niche includes the physical and biological factors

Explanation:

  • These butterflies are endemic to the San Francisco bay and they are seriously declining and are classified as a threatened species.
  • For the complete ecological niche that includes the physical and the biological components of the thriving ecosystem and the development of the food web.

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