The diagram depicts a healthy Kelp Forest Community and its food...

The diagram depicts a healthy Kelp Forest Community and its food web. Sea otters are near the top of the web, only being eaten by sharks.

1. Explain briefly the unexpected outcome of the strong loss of sea otter population

2. The Niche of an organism in a community is:

Choice 1 of 4: the place where it lives in its habitat

.Choice 2 of 4: its functional role in its habitat.

Choice 3 of 4: its response to abiotic changes in its habitat.

Choice 4 of 4: its way of avoiding predation in its habitat.

3. Abiotic conditions influencing Coastal Communities are:

Choice 1 of 4: tectonic setting, primary productivity, and substrate type

Choice 2 of 4: tidal range, and time exposed to the air and competition for food and & space.

Choice 3 of 4: predator abundance, water pH, and sunlight.

Choice 4 of 4: currents, wave intensity, temperature, salinity, and substrate type.