EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -In ecology, the term “niche” describes the role an organism plays in a community. A species’ niche encompasses both the physical and environmental conditions it requires (like temperature or terrain) and the interactions it has with other species (like predation or competition).

Detailed explanation-2: -A niche is the role a species plays in the ecosystem. In other words, a niche is how an organism“makes a living.” A niche will include the organism’s role in the flow of energy through the ecosystem.

Detailed explanation-3: -Spatial or habitat niche – is the physical area within the habitat that a species occupied. Trophic niche-is the trophic level occupied by the species in the food chain or ecological chain. Multidimensional niche – consists of the concept of fundamental niche and the limiting factors.

Detailed explanation-4: -The role a species plays in the ecosystem is called its niche. A habitat is the physical environment in which a species lives.

Detailed explanation-5: -When a subpopulation migrates into a new niche (an environmental or social area sectioned off from the rest of the group), that subpopulation will breed amongst itself, emphasizing characteristics that are carried along. This can contribute to speciation.