Question

The niche of a population is the

• A. Set of conditions that interacts.
• B. Place where it lives.
• C. Set of conditions and resources it uses.
• D. Geographical area that it covers.

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Set of conditions and resources it uses.

A niche is an area with a variety of organisms having diverse behaviour and are 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 those same factors. A habitat has several ecological niches and supports a number of species. An ecological niche is used by a single species. Two or more species cannot use the same niche despite having a mutualistic association.

So, the correct answer is option C.