The _______________ of the sparrows is the area where there are berries and covers the whole of each bush as well as the forest floor, where many of the berries have fallen to the ground.

The correct answer is: Fundamental niche

• Niche is the environmental set up that provides the organisms to thrive in it
• It is the basic condition required by an organism to live in an area
• In a forest, sparrows feed on berries that are abundant. The fundamental niche of the sparrows is the area where there are berries, and covers the whole of each bush as well as the forest floor, where many of the berries have fallen to the ground.
• However, if the fallen berries are consumed by other species, then the niche becomes realized