what an animal does..... sort of like the animal's role
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.
Lions and tigers occupy similar niches in their respective habitats as apex predators and the top of the food chain. However, they are not found in the same habitat in the wild, as lions are found in Africa while tigers are found in Asia. This separation helps reduce direct competition between the two species.
No. Because the hawk and owl hunt similar prey but occupy different ecological niches. Yes. The hawks hunt in daylight, and are replaced by owls species at night, but there are owls that hunt in the same areas as the hawks, so they do occupy the same ecological niche.
The habitat is where an organism lives and has many different organisms within it. The niche is the purpose that organism fulfills in that habitat. No two species can occupy the same niche in the same habitat due to competition for that role.
A lion would not survive outside its inch's example, in the cold arctic climate. A polar Bear's niche, on the other hand, is found in the cold Arctic polar bear would not survive on the African plains.
If 2 mouse species tried to occupy the same niche they would fight. The mice fight to right to occupy the niche. The winner of the fight gets the niche.
It's natural niche.
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realized niche
The total niche an organism is potentially able to occupy within an ecosystem is its fundamental niche. This includes the full range of conditions and resources where the organism can survive and reproduce. In reality, competition and other factors may limit the actual niche that an organism occupies, known as its realized niche.
Cheetahs occupy the niche of a meat eater that hunts moderately sized, fast-running animals.
Cheetahs occupy the niche of a meat eater that hunts moderately sized, fast-running animals.
True
a disaster in the making.
COMPETITION competition
COMPETITION competition
Only one will survive.