Define population and community.
Define population and community.
Population:
A population can be defined as a group of individuals of the same species residing in a particular geographical area at a particular time and functioning as a unit. For example, all human beings living at a particular place at a particular time constitute the population of humans.
Community:
A community is defined as a group of individuals of different species, living within a certain geographical area. Such individuals can be similar or dissimilar, but cannot reproduce with the members of other species.
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Match the following:
Column $- I$
Column $- II$
$(a)$ Organisms
$(i)$ Group of same species individuals
$(b)$ Populations
$(ii)$ Individuals
$(c)$ Communities
$(iii)$ Forest, desert, grassland
$(d)$ Biomes
$(iv)$ Group of many species
Match the following:
| Column $- I$ | Column $- II$ |
| $(a)$ Organisms | $(i)$ Group of same species individuals |
| $(b)$ Populations | $(ii)$ Individuals |
| $(c)$ Communities | $(iii)$ Forest, desert, grassland |
| $(d)$ Biomes | $(iv)$ Group of many species |
The niche of a population is defined as
The niche of a population is defined as
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Study of environment and animals relation
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Index of environmental health is determined by the change in the composition of
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