how can niche affect biodiversity?

[shine_like_stars84]

is a niche the role an organism plays in it's environment?

and how does this affect biodiversity?

an example would be really helpful if possible

Thanks

 

[Jon]

yes a niche is an organism's role in the environment.
It affects biodiversity because an organism's niche includes what it eats, where it lives, how it obtains food, reproducing to pass on their genes, etc.
Ex: monkey's eat fruits they run around and jump from tree to tree to find food.