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In your own words, describe the difference between individual, population, and species of organisms.

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A population is defined as a group of organisms of the same species that live in a particular area. There can be more than one population living within any given area. A species is a group of organisms that share similar characteristics and a species can live within many different areas.

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An individual organism is one organism, a single specimen of a species.

A population of organisms consists of all organisms that belong to the same species and inhabit the same area.

A species of organisms consists of all organisms that share common characteristics, can breed, and have offspring that are also fertile.

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