Question

Which term describes the place where an organism lives?
A. Competitive exclusion
B. Habitat
C. Niche
D. Mimicry

Answer 1

Hint: Every organism on this earth survives in particular ecosystems based on its peculiar features like nutrition, body type, adaptations etc. An organism further in an ecosystem is found in particular areas where it plays its functional role in the ecosystem. An organism’s function in its ecosystem is always associated with its place.

Complete answer:
Option: A - Competitive exclusion is the principle given by the scientist Gauss in order to elaborate the type of interaction between organisms where they compete with each other in having the same needs or for the same resource. So, it does not describe the place where an organism lives.
Thus, this option is not correct.
Option: B - A habitat is a place where an organism lives normally or naturally and continues its growth and life cycle while playing its functional role in the ecological niche. For instance cape buffaloes live in the African savannah grasslands which is their natural habitat.
Thus, this option is correct.
Option: C - A niche corresponds to an organism’s functional role in its habitat like cape buffaloes compete with other grass eaters in its habitat.
Thus, this option is not correct.
Option: D - Mimicry is often observed in the living world where one organism resembles the other organism to have certain benefits like deception of predators.
Thus, this option is also not correct.

Therefore, Option B. Habitat is the correct answer.

Note:
A habitat is a place in the ecosystem where an organism lives and makes use of the assets of that region for survival, food, shelter, protection, and mating. Niche is the role of a species in its surroundings that describes how the species responds to the distribution of assets and competition or predators. A habitat consists of one or greater niches. A habitat suffers the impact of temperature, climate, and comparable elements at the survival of an organism.