GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

ECOLOGY BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is not a characteristic feature of community?
A
Populations of different species occupying a particular place.
B
Groups of interacting individuals of different species.
C
Different species interacting with one another and with their environment of matter and energy.
D
Complex interacting network of plants, animals and microbes.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Ecosystem: The collection of all living organisms in a geographic area, together with all the living and non-living things with which they interact.

Detailed explanation-2: -Symbiosis is an interaction characterized by two or more species living purposefully in direct contact with each other. The term “symbiosis” includes a broad range of species interactions but typically refers to three major types: mutualism, commensalism and parasitism.

Detailed explanation-3: -Characteristics of a Community Ecology. Community ecology’s main characteristics include diversity of species, growth form and structure, dominance, self-reliance, relative abundance, and trophic structure.

Detailed explanation-4: -Species interactions within ecological webs include four main types of two-way interactions: mutualism, commensalism, competition, and predation (which includes herbivory and parasitism).

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