What is the term for a group of the same kind of organism living in a given area?

What is the term for a group of the same kind of organism living in a given area?

• A. Habitat
• B. Community
• C. Ecosystem
• D. Population

Answer: (D)

The term for a group of the same kind of organism living in a given area is population. This concept focuses on one species and how many individuals there are in that specific place, along with how they grow, reproduce, and interact with resources in the environment. The other terms describe different scopes: habitat is the physical place where organisms live; a community includes all populations of different species living together in that area; an ecosystem includes the living organisms plus the nonliving environment and the interactions between them. For example, the population of oak trees in a park is the single-species group in that area, the habitat is the park environment, the community includes oaks along with squirrels, fungi, and birds, and the ecosystem encompasses all those organisms plus soil, water, climate, and energy flow.

The term for a group of the same kind of organism living in a given area is population. This concept focuses on one species and how many individuals there are in that specific place, along with how they grow, reproduce, and interact with resources in the environment. The other terms describe different scopes: habitat is the physical place where organisms live; a community includes all populations of different species living together in that area; an ecosystem includes the living organisms plus the nonliving environment and the interactions between them. For example, the population of oak trees in a park is the single-species group in that area, the habitat is the park environment, the community includes oaks along with squirrels, fungi, and birds, and the ecosystem encompasses all those organisms plus soil, water, climate, and energy flow.