Population and Community

POPULATION
AND
COMMUNITY

ECOSYSTEMS

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the difference between a community and population.

ALL THE POPULATIONS OF
SPECIES THAT LIVE IN THE

SAME PLACE AT THE

SAME TIME

Population

and

Community

POPULATION

A GROUP OF ORGANISMS OF
THE SAME KIND LIVING IN
THE SAME PLACE AT THE

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SAME TIME

COMMUNITY

The word“population”means
a group of organisms of a
single species live in the
same time in the same
environment.

WHAT IS A
POPULATION?

For example, a “population” of deer
includes all individuals in a particular
forest.

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A group of only one type of organism is a

• Population

• Community

• Ecosystem

• Niche

WHAT IS A
COMMUNITY?

For example, a forest of trees and undergrowth plants,
inhabited by animals and rooted in soil containing bacteria
and fungi, is a community

A community is all of the different
populations of living things that interact
with one another in an area.

Multiple Choice

Several populations living and interacting with other populations in an ecosystem is a(n)          

• population.

• community.

• ecosystem.

• environment.

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is a group of organisms of the same species in a given area and then a ​

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is all of the populations in a given area