Question

A single newt is part of all the newts in a pond. The pond contains many more organisms as well as abiotic factors. The pond is part of a bigger picture, an ecosystem.

Which term BEST describes all the newts in a pond?

A) community
B) individual
C) population
D) species

Answer 1

Answer: Option C.

It describes population.

Step-by-step explanation:

Population is the sum total of living organisms of the same species that live in a particular geographical area, interacting with each other and are capable of interbreeding. The newts in the pond is described as population. Because there are many number of newts that are living and interbreeding in the ponds.

Answer 2

Answer: Population

All the newts in the pond best describes population

Step-by-step explanation:

Population is the total number of organisms of the same species living together in a given area at a particular time. In an ecosystem, the community is made up of many populations of different species of organisms relating with their environment.

Therefore, of all the different species of organisms present in the pond, the newts alone best describes a population