AP BIOLOGY

ECOLOGY

ECOLOGICAL SUCCESSION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
All of the members of one species that inhabit a specific area are called-
A
a community
B
an ecosystem
C
a biosphere
D
a population
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Population is defined as a group of individual of the same species, plant or animal, inhabiting a given area. Many such populations that are interacting with each other together form the community. The biotic community together with the abiotic environment together forms the ecosystem.

Detailed explanation-2: -A community includes all the populations of the area. The community and the abiotic factors make up the ecosystem. An organism lives in its habitat within a community.

Detailed explanation-3: -Set of interacting populations are called community i.e. a group of animals or plants living or growing in same place. The living organisms in a community together with their nonliving or abiotic environment make up an ecosystem .

Detailed explanation-4: -Population – The population is defined as the group of organisms of the same species that live in the same area.

Detailed explanation-5: -A population is a group of individuals of the same species that live in the same geographic area that interbreed with each other. Many species consist of multiple populations dispersed over a few to many geographic areas.

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