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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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March 27, 2021 Recommended

KHEKSA- The Divine Vegetable

Kheksa is taxonomically known as Momordica dioica. It is commonly known as Kheksa, Spiny gourd, bristly Balsam pear, and Prickly carolaho, Kantola etc. It belongs to the family Cucurbitaceae.

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December 15, 2020 Recommended

Jharkhand to Link Farmers with Mushroom Propagation

The Government of Jharkhand is preparing to add one more link in the chain of creating income source for farmers of the state.

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July 12, 2020 Recommended

Rains in Nepal caused floods in Bihar

Rains in Nepal have always been responsible for floods in Bihar. Most of the rivers flowing through Bihar have their origins in Nepal. Since last three days Nepal is experiencing continuous rainfall. This is why villages in Bihar are being seriously flooded. What can be done?

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October 29, 2020 Recommended

Bee hive and basic idea of honey collection

Natural beehives are naturally occurring structures occupied by honeybee colonies, such as hollowed-out trees, while domesticated honeybees live in man-made beehives, known as Apiary.

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December 23, 2022 Recommended

Effect of climate change on development of plant roots

Roots of plants too, respond to the changes in climate.

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November 30, 2021 Recommended

Problem of Urban Congestion

Urban areas are usually densely populated locations. People migrating from villages towards cities further increase the population burden of cities. Thus urban areas are suffering from serious congestion and traffic problems. Here is a case of Ranchi.

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January 16, 2022 Recommended

Questions and Answers on Environment

Ans. Specific enzymes are needed for degradation of substances. A single enzyme cannot degrade many substances. Different types of microorganisms…

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February 1, 2021 Recommended

Fresh Water Ecosystems and Marine Ecosystems

The unit of biosphere having all the components producers, consumers and decomposers and the abiotic components together with physical factors in dynamic relationships is called as ecosystem.

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January 14, 2022 Recommended

Human Activities and Environment

Waste too is found in three states- solids, liquids and gases. Liquid wastes such as different types of chemicals, useless medicines, detergents, pesticides, oil, automobile wastes etc. spread on the soil surface and make it poisoned. Decomposition and burning of things on ground produce different gases that pollute the air.

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October 4, 2024 Recommended

The increasing Human Population is putting immense pressure on Resources

A population is a group of individuals of a particular species occupying a particular area at a specific time.

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May 25, 2022 Recommended

Eat Ginger to treat Degenerative Disorders

Ginger is one of the most commonly consumed condiments in the world. It is botanically known as Zingiber officinalis and…

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