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Turtles can fill many niches in an ecosystem depending on their diet. A snapping turtle for example is an omnivore it will hunt small prey as well as fill the role of a scavenger. A green turtle is a herbivore in contrast helps maintain the marine grass beds as an adult.
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What is the niche of the King Rail?
The niche of the King Rail is to keep the insect population down an ecosystem.
What is the term for the role a species has in its environment?
the role of an organism within an ecosystem is known as it's niche. an organism can have more than one niche.
What is a mountain goat niche?
Because of the way that it lives it does not provide for the ecosystem, it is simply a commensailism relationship, there is no niche for the mountain goat
What is an non example of niche?
I do know that a niche is an animals role in an ecosystem, like a skunks niche is its black and white colours. Hope this helps you!
What is a fundamental niche?
A fundamental niche is the theoretical role, place, or function that a species has within its ecosystem, such as trophic position, life history, habitat, and geographical range. This niche can be filled or not by the species, but it is assigned to it. Realized niche is the role that the species fills in reality, and is often narrower than the fundamental niche.
What is an organisms particular role in an ecosystem?
The role an organism plays in an ecosystem is its niche.
How is an ecosystem different from a niche?
A niche can be a very small part of the ecosystem. The ecosystem in general is everything combined.
What is is organism way of life in an ecosystem?
Niche or Ecological Niche
What does a sea turtle's niche mean?
A sea turtle's niche refers to its "job" in the ecosystem. Different types of adult sea turtles have different niches. For example, some occupy the niche of being grazers on seagrass, and others eat jellyfish. Young sea turtles have a different niche than adults. An example of this is the green sea turtle. Young green sea turtles eat small sea animals, but adults occupy the niche of seagrass grazers. Generally, a niche is mostly determined by an animal's diet.
The role of a species in an ecosystem is a?
its niche
What is the niche of a vulture in an ecosystem?
Scavenger
The total niche an organism is potentially able to occupy within an ecosystem is its?
Fundamental Niche
What is the niche of of a tiger cub?
Tiger cubs don't have a niche. A niche is a role in the ecosystem, and tiger cubs don't fill any role in the ecosystem until they become independent. Adult tigers fill the niche of apex predator.
What is a giant river turtles niche?
it is in africa
Does a snowy owl have a niche in its ecosystem?
Yes. ALL animals and plants have a niche in THEIR ecosystems.
What is a lion's niche in the ecosystem?
It's the predator.
The role of an organism in the ecosystem is called its?
Niche
