“Niche is a part of a habitat.” Explain with the help of an example.

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“Niche is a part of a habitat.” Explain with the help of an example.

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answered Jan 31, 2018 by sameer (82,980 points) 5 11 37
selected Feb 4, 2018 by Vikash Kumar
 
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A single habitat may have different kind of organisms in it but within the habitat every organism has defined range of condition that it can tolerate , resources it utilises and plays a distinct functional role - all these together comprise its niche , for example pond is a habitat for variety of plants and animals , but in it Gambusia fish is found in its peripheral parts which is its niche. (Any other suitable example with explanation) 

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