What is an example of a population in the context of ecology?
What is an example of a population in the context of ecology?
A laboratory population of fruitflies
An individual cormorant in a wetland
A single teakwood tree in a forest tract
A single bacterium in a culture plate
Solution
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.