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What is an example of a population in the context of ecology?
BiologyOrganisms and PopulationsNEET
Options:
  • A A laboratory population of fruitflies
  • B An individual cormorant in a wetland
  • C A single teakwood tree in a forest tract
  • D A single bacterium in a culture plate
Solution:
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The correct answer is: A laboratory population of fruitflies
A laboratory population of fruitflies is an example of a population in the context of ecology. A population is defined as a group of individuals of the same species that live in a well:defined geographical area, share or compete for similar resources, potentially interbreed and thus constitute a population.

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