Ecology: Ecological Organisation – Levels of Interaction

Individual

  • An individual can be any living organism that has the ability to function independently.
  • For example – Lion, tiger

Species

  • The organisms of the similar type have the potential for interbreeding and produce fertile offspring, which are called species.

Population

  • A population is an assemblage of similar organisms belonging to the same species, living together at one place at a given time.
  • A population always lives in a specific place known as its habitat.

Community

  • The community can be defined as the collection of different species of population (both plant and animal species) in a specific area at a given point of time. 
  • These species can vary vastly in number and size.
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