EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Ecological niche subsumes all of the interactions between a species and the biotic and abiotic environment, and thus represents a very basic and fundamental ecological concept.

Detailed explanation-2: -The sum of a species’ use of the biotic and abiotic resources in its environment is called its ecological niche.

Detailed explanation-3: -Environment can be defined as the sum of all external conditions and impacts (both abiotic and biotic) influencing the life and evolution of a life form in its common natural surroundings.

Detailed explanation-4: -Biotic factors are living things within an ecosystem; such as plants, animals, and bacteria, while abiotic are non-living components; such as water, soil and atmosphere.

Detailed explanation-5: -Ecosystem: An ecosystem consists of all the organisms in an area, the community, and the abiotic factors that influence that community. Ecosystem ecologists often focus on flow of energy and recycling of nutrients.