NEET BIOLOGY

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 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-3: -Accordingly, a population is a group of individuals of the same species occupying a defined area at the same time (Hunter, 2002: 144).

Detailed explanation-4: -Community: A group of populations living together and interacting with each other within a given area.

Detailed explanation-5: -A population is a group of organisms of the same species, all living in the same area and interacting with each other. Since they live together in one area, members of the same species reproduce together. Ecologists who study populations determine how healthy or stable the populations are.