Chapter 2, Problem 9A

Summary Introduction

To analyze:

Difference between habitat and niche

Introduction:

A habitat is a natural environment where specific organisms live and use the resources for a survival shelter, food, mating, and protection. Niche is played the functional and positional role of a species in the environment. It describes how the species react to competitors and distribution of resources.

Explanation of Solution

The difference between the habitat and niche is below

S.N.	Basic comparison	Habitat	Niche
1	composition	One or more niche	Niche is unit that does not have any component.
2	size	large	Smaller than habitat
3	Nature	Physical	Functional
4	Supports	Various species at a time	Single species at a time
5	Specificity	Not specific	specific
6	Example	Field, lake, tree	Anteaters keep the ant population.

Conclusion

Hence, the niche is the interaction between the environmental factors in the ecosystem, and habitat is the place where organisms live. Both the terms are closely related to each other.