Question

A niche is part of an organism's habitat.

True or False?

Answer 1

Answer: The given statement is True.

An organism's habitat includes a particular area where an organism or a species is found. A niche is a part of an organism's habitat.

There can be primarily three approaches to define a niche-

• According to the first approach, it includes all the environmental conditions which are necessary for the presence and maintenance of an organism.
• The second approach includes the role which is performed by a species in its environment.
• The third approach emphasizes on the position of a species in its community. It is maintained by biotic and abiotic factors and the species interaction with other species.

Thus, it is true saying that niche is a part of an organism's habitat.

Answer 2

Correct answer: True

A niche in ecology is described as the sum of all the interaction it had in the environment. It is the role a species play in in the ecosystem.

A niche also includes the organism role in the flow of energy through the ecosystem, which include how an organism interact with other in the environment and what role it is playing in the recycling of the nutrients.

For Example: A garden spider is a predator that hunt plants and an oak tree grow which turn sunlight into food.

The role played by a spices is called its ecological niche, it includes where an organism live and what an organism eats.