ECOLOGY
ECOSYSTEM
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is the function that an organism performs in the food web of that community.
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includes everything else the organism does and needs in its environment.
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is specific to each individual animal and plant.
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All of the above.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Niche represents the place where members of a species live, use the environmental resources and interact with other individuals of their own or other species.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -The role that a species plays is called its ecological niche. A niche includes more than what an organism eats or where it lives. For example, a garden spider is a predator that hunts for prey among plants, while an oak tree grows to dominate a forest canopy, turning sunlight into food.
Detailed explanation-4: -Niche represents the physical space occupied by the organism and the functional role performed by the organism in its habitat. Niche of organism is unique and it represents address and profession of the organism. Two organism cannot have same niche at same time and coexists.