NEET BIOLOGY

ECOLOGY

ECOSYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
If an ecologist wanted to understand how an alligator gets along with other alligators, they would study the alligator at which scale?
A
community
B
population
C
organism
D
ecosystem
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -All alligators and crocodiles belong to a taxonomic order called Crocodylia. Crocodylia is then split up into three major families; Alligatoridae (alligators), Crocodylidea (crocodile) and Gavialidae (gharial), according to the journal Pathology of Wildlife and Zoo Animals.

Detailed explanation-2: -Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Reptilia Order Crocodylia Family Alligatoridae Genus Alligator Species mississippiensis Table 1. Taxonomy of Alligators.

Detailed explanation-3: -The most obvious way to discern the two reptiles is to stare down their sinister snouts. Alligators have U-shaped faces that are wide and short, while crocodiles have slender almost V-shaped muzzles. And if you’re daring enough, take a gander at their chompers.

Detailed explanation-4: -The measures used to monitor alligator populations include relative abundance (animals per km), body condition (relative fatness), and occupancy rates of alligator holes.

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