EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Community: A biological community consists of all the populations of different species that live in a given area.

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: -Individuals make up a population; populations make up a species; multiple species and their interactions make up a community; and multiple species and their interactions make up ecosystems when you include the abiotic factors. This is the hierarchy of ecology.

Detailed explanation-4: -Key points: Populations and communities are groups of organisms. A population is a group of the same species living in the same area. A community is a group of different species living in the same area.

Detailed explanation-5: -Community: A group of populations living together and interacting with each other within a given area.