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What is the relationship between an individual and a community?

What characteristics define a population?
Why is the distinction between a community and an ecosystem important to ecologists?

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Define species.
What is an ecosystem?
Define population. How is a population different from a community?

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A population is a group of organisms belonging to the same species that live in the same area and interact with one another. A community is all of the populations of different species that live in the same area and interact with one another.

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