Which of the following option defines the term ‘population’ correctly?

All the microorganisms living in a ecosystem

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All the organisms living in a community

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Group of individuals of same species

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None of these

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Solution

The correct option is C Group of individuals of same species
A population is a group of individuals of the same species.

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A. Population	I. Part of the earth consisting of all the ecosystems of the world
B. Community	II. Assemblage of all the individuals belonging to different species occurring in an area
C. Ecosystem	III. Group of similar individuals belonging to the same species, found in an area
D. Ecosphere	IV. Interaction between the living organisms and their physical environmental components
	V. Classification of organisms based on the type of environment

Column I	Column II
A. Population	(i) Part of the earth consisting of all the ecosystems of the world
B. Community	(ii) Assemblage of all the individuals belonging to different species occurring in an area
C. Ecosphere	(iii) Group of similar individuals belonging to the same species, found in an area
D. Ecosphere	(iv) Interaction between the living organisms and their physical environment
	(v) Classification of organisms based on the type of environment

The number of individual organisms of a particular species living in an area constitutes its

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