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WAEC Biology 2014 Question 29

Question 29

Population Ecology

The difference between a community and population is

  1. A.a community is made up of organisms of the same species while a population is made up of organisms of different species.
  2. B.a community is made up of populations of living organisms while a population is made up of organisms of the same species.
  3. C.an ecological niche does not exist in the community but it does in a population.
  4. D.a community attracts competition but a population does not.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: B (a community is made up of populations of living organisms while a population is made up of organisms of the same species.)

Explanation

A population is one species in an area; a community is all the populations of different species living there together.