Diversity Within Ecosystems

Question 1

What is a population in an ecosystem?

Answer 1

Members of a species living in a specific area and sharing the same resources

For example, all the magpies that live in a certain park.

Question 2

What forms a community in an ecosystem?

Answer 2

Populations of different species living in the same area

For example, the park contains populations of aspen trees, grasses, gophers, etc.

Question 3

What is the biotic component of an ecosystem?

Answer 3

The community

The community consists of various populations of species in a given area.

Question 4

How do different communities vary?

Answer 4

They can contain different populations of species

For example, a park with many formal gardens (but no trees) has a different community than a park with magpies.

Question 5

Fill in the blank: A population might be all the _______ that live in a certain park.

Answer 5

magpies

Question 6

True or False: A community consists of only one species.

Answer 6

False

A community is made up of multiple populations of different species.