NEET BIOLOGY

ECOLOGY

ORGANISMS AND POPULATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The role of an organism in an ecological system is known as
A
Habitat
B
Herbivory
C
Niche
D
Interaction
Explanation: 

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: -Niche is known as role of an organism in ecological system i.e. whether it is a producer, consumer or decomposers.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ecological niche is a term for the position of a species within an ecosystem, describing both the range of conditions necessary for persistence of the species, and its ecological role in the ecosystem.

Detailed explanation-4: -The niche concept is one of the core concepts in ecology and has been rediscovered by modern ecology for explaining biodiversity and species coexistence patterns (Pocheville, 2015). The niche-based theory states that an ecological community is made up of a limited number of niches, each occupied by a single species.

Detailed explanation-5: -The ecological niche describes how a species interacts within an ecosystem.

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