AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -“A population can be simply defined as a group of organisms of the same species living in a particular habitat.” In other words, the members of the same species living in the same place at the same time are termed as the population.

Detailed explanation-2: -Population: A population is a group of organisms of the same species that live in the same area at the same time. Population ecologists study the size, density, and structure of populations and how they change over time.

Detailed explanation-3: -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.

Detailed explanation-4: -All the different populations that live together in an area make up a community. In addition to a community of different species, an ecosystem includes abiotic factors. To be considered a community populations must live close enough together to interact.