Ecosystem Ques 15
Niche is the specific role or function of an organism or species within an ecosystem, including its interactions with the environment and other organisms.
[2018]
(a) all the biological factors in the organism’s environment
(b) the physical space where an organism lives
(c) the functional role played by the organism in its environment
(d) the range of temperature that the organism needs to live
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Answer : c
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(c) Joseph Grinnell in 1917 coined the term niche, which he used as largely equivalent to a species habitat. It refers to the functional role played by the organism where it lives.
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