Question

How does the population differ from the community?

Answer 1

Hint: The study of organisms of the same species in a particular area at a specific time and their interaction with the autotrophic and heterotrophic species in a given area shows the difference between the population and community.

Complete answer:
Organisms, populations, communities, and biomes are the four levels of the biological organization where ecology is concerned with. When the organisms of the same species that live in a specific area at a specific time are formed into groups then it is called population whereas an association of the interacting members of the populations of different autotrophic and heterotrophic species at a particular time is called a community. In a community, generally, one or few species dominate with reference to their number or size. A community is named after its dominant population. The fish belonging to the species Catla catla living at a given time, in a pound constitute a population. The Himalayan region is dominated by the pine group plants - deodar trees. So, it is described as the pine-Deodar community.

Additional information:
- Ranging from cell to ecosphere, the ecological organization consists of eleven integrative levels.
- After population and community, the next level in the biological organization of ecology is an ecosystem that is considered as the functional unit of the biosphere where the members of the community interact among themselves and with the surrounding environment, involving a flow of energy forming a well defined trophic structure.

Note:
-If the vast region is occupied by the community of plants and animals, then it is called a biome.
-The unit of the land containing (mosaic of ecosystems) surrounded by natural boundaries is called a landscape. It is the level of organization higher than the ecosystem.