Consider the following statements about level of ecological organisation 1 Community is a group of o...........

Environment and Ecology Concept of Ecology

Consider the following statements about level of ecological organisation:

1.Community is a group of organisms consisting of a number of different populations that live in defined area and interact with each other.

2.A study of community is defined as the interaction between populations and intra-specific relationships.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

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Explanation:

Correct. A community in ecology is indeed a group of organisms consisting of a number of different populations that live in a defined area and interact with each other. It encompasses the various populations of species living and interacting in the same region.

Incorrect. The study of a community is not limited to the interaction between populations and intra-specific relationships. Intra-specific relationships refer to interactions within the same species. The study of communities, also known as community ecology, involves understanding the interactions between different species (inter-specific relationships) within a community, which includes competition, predation, symbiosis, and other forms of interaction.

Therefore, only the first statement is correct