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Specialists species are more prone to extinction due to:

“Narrow niche and limited environmental tolerance” for specialists species are more prone to extinction due to. This relationship follows from the ecological mechanism represented by the terms in the item, not merely from an association between their names. Habitat describes where an organism occurs; niche additionally describes how it obtains resources and affects or responds to other organisms. Distribution therefore provides evidence about a niche but is not identical to it. The remaining alternatives—“Broad niche”, “High reproductive rates”, “Generalist diet”—refer to different states, pro

Ref: Ecology: Concepts and Applications, Molles, 9th Ed., Ch. 13

Specialist species typically occupy:

“Narrow niches” for specialist species typically occupy. This relationship follows from the ecological mechanism represented by the terms in the item, not merely from an association between their names. The inference is strongest when the relevant variables, spatial boundary, and time scale are explicit. Context can alter the magnitude of an effect without changing the definition of the focal concept. The remaining alternatives—“Broad niches”, “Multiple habitats”, “Varied diets”—refer to different states, processes, or scales and therefore do not express the same causal relationship. A sound e

Ref: NCERT Biology Class 12, Ch. 15 Biodiversity and Conservation

An example of a specialist species is:

“Koala” for an example of a specialist species is. This relationship follows from the ecological mechanism represented by the terms in the item, not merely from an association between their names. A sound explanation connects the stated pattern to a causal pathway and distinguishes it from alternatives that describe different levels of organization or different ecological processes. The remaining alternatives—“Raccoon”, “Rat”, “Human”—refer to different states, processes, or scales and therefore do not express the same causal relationship. Ecological interpretation requires separating the imme

Ref: NCERT Biology Class 12, Ch. 15 Biodiversity and Conservation

Species occupying narrow niches are:

Specialists occupy narrow ecological niches, using a restricted range of resources, environmental conditions, hosts, or habitats. Their morphology, physiology, or behavior may be highly efficient within that limited domain—for example, an insect dependent on one host plant or a predator adapted to a particular prey type. This specialization can reduce competition and improve performance when the focal resource is reliable. It also creates vulnerability: habitat alteration, climate shifts, disease of the host, or loss of a key resource leaves few alternatives. Generalists, by contrast, tolerate

Ref: Ecology: Concepts and Applications, Molles, 9th Ed., Ch. 13