Question

lesson 1 launch
populations and
communities
scientists use the words population and community
when they study ecosystems. which best describes
how scientists use these words?
a. population is used to describe the number of
organisms in an area; community describes the
place where organisms live.

b. population is used to describe all the different
species living together in an area; community
describes all the nonliving features of the area species live in.

c. population describes all the organisms of the same species living in
the same area at the same time; community describes all the
populations living together in the same area at the same time

d. population describes the number of different organisms living in the
same area at the same time; community describes the area where
these living things can be found.

e. population describes the changing types and numbers of
organisms in an area; community describes the types and numbers
of organisms in an area that do not change.

f. population describes all the organisms of the same species living in
the same area at the same time; community describes how different
species get along and interact with one another.

explain your thinking. how do you use the words population and
community?

Explanation:

Answer:

C. Population describes all the organisms of the same species living in the same area at the same time; community describes all the populations living together in the same area at the same time.