ecological niche

September 19, 2024

What is an Ecological Niche? How is it related to habitat?

Ecological Niche Dictionary defines the term Niche as a comfortable or suitable position in the life of a living being or a role taken by a type of organism within its community. In other words, an ecological niche is the role and position a species has in its environment, for example, how it meets its food and shelter needs, survives, and reproduces. A species’ niche includes all of its interactions with its environment’s biotic and abiotic factors.

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June 8, 2022 Recommended

The Strange Bioinsecticide: The Ladybird

Ladybird is one uncommon compound word made by the union of two simple common words – Lady and Bird. But,…

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September 2, 2022 Recommended

Shelter – Definition, Need and Types

The dictionary meaning of a shelter is – something beneath, behind, or within which a person, animal or anything is protected from adverse conditions, and where it can reproduce is called as a shelter.

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July 12, 2021 Recommended

Reflex Action and Reflex Arc

Human actions are both voluntary and involuntary.

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April 6, 2022 Recommended

Communities dependent on animals: Cruelty and Hunting

community in India has traditionally been rearing sheep to earn their livelihood. Circus owners still keep many types of animals as performers and earn money through their shows.

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July 1, 2022 Recommended

Environmental Indicators that We Observe

Anthills show the quality of soil.

A substance, factor, change, living being or a system that quantifies and simplifies phenomena and helps in understanding complex realities, is called as indicator.

It tells us something about changes in a system. There are many types of indicators some of which are- Financial Indicators, Poverty Indicators, Health Indicators, Environmental Indicators, and Indicators of Sustainable Development.

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October 7, 2024 Recommended

Causes and Impacts of Genetic Erosion

In the modern age of industrialization and competition for development, the human race has badly missed its traditions up to major extents and cultures- up to some extent.

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March 7, 2021 Recommended

Protect Teens from Anxiety and Depression

Adolescence remains a critical phase of life. Extra efforts are to be put in managing teens especially in a disturbed period like spread of a pandemic when we have to remain indoors during a lockdown.

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August 12, 2022 Recommended

Food spoilage and preservation

Food spoilage is the undesired process through which the quality of food deteriorates to a point that it no longer remains fit for eating. Such a food becomes harmful or poisonous and any one eating such type of food may fall ill seriously. 

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January 31, 2021 Recommended

Eat Breads of Pearl Millets to Enhance Immunity

The bread of maize and vegetable of mustard leaves during winter are popular food items. Their popularity originates basically from the Punjab state of India.

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February 25, 2022 Recommended

Play as a way to Social Negotiations

Play is a powerful tool that can be applied for social negotiations.

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November 18, 2021 Recommended

Dayan Superstition in Jharkhand – Even Law fails to control

Dayan system is a traditional bad practice and superstition in Jharkhand. If we compare this system with other states we see that it is graver in Jharkhand. In this state more than 1231 women are declared as Dayan per year. After being declared as Dayan these women are differently tortured and pained sometimes up to death.

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