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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.


Do Lions and Tigers Occupy the Same 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.


Does a Hawk and a owl occupy the same niche?

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.


What principle states that no two species can occupy the same niche in the same habitat at the same time?

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.


Why would lions not be able to occupy the same niche as zebras or polar bears?

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.

Related Questions

If two mouse species tried to occupy the same niche in a meadow?

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.


What niche does the introduced species not occupy?

It's natural niche.


What is the bees niche from the bee movie?

caw


In the face of competition an organism may occupy only part of its fundamental niche That part is called its?

realized niche


The total niche an organism is potentially able to occupy within an ecosystem is its?

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.


What is a niche of a cheetahs?

Cheetahs occupy the niche of a meat eater that hunts moderately sized, fast-running animals.


What is the niche of cheetah?

Cheetahs occupy the niche of a meat eater that hunts moderately sized, fast-running animals.


Does in a particular environment two species can usually occupy the same niche?

True


When two organisms attempt to occupy the same niche it is called?

a disaster in the making.


What happens to when two organisms attempt to occupy the same niche?

COMPETITION competition


What happened when two organisms attempt to occupy the same niche?

COMPETITION competition


What happens when to organism attempt to occupy the same niche?

Only one will survive.