Q.13 - Biology

Question

A group of individuals of the same species living in the same area is called a(n) ________. 

a. family 

b. community 

c. population 

d. ecosystem 

Step-by-Step Solution

Answer

The correct answer is (c) population 

A group of individuals of the same species living in the same area is called a population. 

Step1. Introduction

Species, in biology, classification comprising related organisms that share common characteristics and are capable of interbreeding. 

Step2. Explanation for correct answer

c. population 

A group of individuals of the same species living in the same area is called a population. Populations are what are generally studied genetically as the genetics of a population are commonly measurable and studied. Species in general are studied in their variances on the scales of a population in microevolution which depicts changes within individual populations. 

Step3. Explanation for incorrect option

a. family 

• A group of individuals related by blood or marriage or by a feeling of closeness. 

b. community 

• A community is the sum of populations inhabiting a particular area. For instance, all of the trees, flowers, insects, and other populations in a forest form the forest’s community. 

d. ecosystem

• An ecosystem consists of all the living things in a particular area together with the abiotic, nonliving parts of that environment such as nitrogen in the soil or rain water. At the highest level of organization.