Question

What is a niche?

Answer 1

Habitat :

1. It can be defined as the particular place where organisms live.
2. It is not specific to particular species, thus many species can occupy the same habitat.
3. A habitat comprises many niches.

Niche :

1. It can be defined as the functional role played by an organism in an ecosystem.
2. A niche is a subset of a habitat where only a particular species lives.
3. No two species can live in the same ecological niche for a long time.
4. A niche involves everything related to particular species such as how it eats and interacts with other organisms in an ecosystem.

Example:

The different trophic levels occupied by Darwin finches in an ecosystem is an example of a niche.