Question

Organisms occupying similar ecological niche but different geographical areas of distribution are called as
A. Edge species
B. Ecological equivalents
C. Ecocolines
D. Inquilines

Answer 1

Hint:
Organisms that aren't related to each other but have resemblance and analogous territories are called ecological coequals. Ecological coequals are the result of coincident evolution. Convergent elaboration happens when different organisms develop the same traits.

Complete step by step answer:
Ecological coequals are the result of coincident evolution. Convergent elaboration happens when different organisms develop the same traits. This substantially happens because these organisms live in the terrain and have to contend with the same situations. In ecological coequals, the organisms will enthral the same ecological niches in different locales geographically indeed though species wise they're entirely different. An illustration of ecological coequals would be kangaroos and antelopes. Both of them are beasties and partake in an analogous function irrespective of their geographical location. Here they partake in ecological coequals on the base of feeding. Another illustration of ecological coequals where 2 organisms suggest each other due to their niche is harpies and dolphins. Harpies are fishes and dolphins are mammals but they superficially act each other as their marine creatures. So in all of these, we see ecological coequals enjoying analogous acclimations due to coincident elaboration.
The ecological niche is the total commerce of a species with the terrain. The niche includes functionality like eating preferences, etc. That is, the niche is a place where the organisms live for illustration niche of a house sparrow is a tree or a storehouse etc. But when it comes to niche it includes total commerce similar to feeding on insects, making nests etc. But as the ecological niche is the commerce of an organism with the terrain it doesn’t come as the reason for ecological coequals.

Option ‘B’ is correct

Note:
The difference between coincident and divergent elaboration is that in coincident elaboration different species with different ancestors develop analogous characteristics whereas in divergent elaboration species with the same ancestor will diverge from it and develop different characteristics.