What is a niche?

a. An organism's physical location in a community
b. The amount of different species in a community
c. An organism's occupation in a community
d. The number of populations in a community


ANS: C
A niche includes the relationship to food and predators. It is what the organism is doing or its role in
the community. Information can be found in the section Communities Consist of Interacting
Producers, Consumers, and Decomposers

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