Question

The functional status of an organism in its community is termed as..........

Answer 1

In ecology, a niche is the fit of a species living under specific environmental conditions. The ecological niche describes how an organism or population responds to the distribution of resources and competitors and how it in turn alters the factors. The type and number of variables comprising the dimensions of an environmental niche vary from one species to another. The relative importance of particular environmental variables for a species may vary according to the geographic and biotic contexts.

So the correct option is 'niche'.