An endangered frog species lives in only a few forest patches found throughout the Pacific Northwest of the United States. The Pacific Northwest is its _____, and the forest patches are its _____.

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The Pacific Northwest is the geographic range of the endangered frog species, while the forest patches represent its realized niche, as they are the specific habitats the frogs actually occupy. A fundamental niche represents the full range of environmental conditions and resources in which a species could potentially survive and reproduce, which is typically larger than the realized niche.

An Endangered Frog Species Lives in Only a Few Forest