Chapter 2.1, Problem 4MI

Summary Introduction

To determine:

The level of organizations that are described.

Introduction:

The study of the relationship between living beings and their physical environment is termed as ecology. It helps to understand the connection between animals and plants and the other factors around them.

Answer to Problem 4MI

The given blanks can be filled as follows:

S.No.	Correct term
1	Population
2	Communities
3	Organism
4	Ecosystem
5	Biome

Explanation of Solution

A group of individuals of a species that can interbreed to produce a viable offspring living in the same geographic location is termed as population. In a population, every individual belongs to the same species and depends on the same factors to survive.

When two or more populations interact with each other, they are termed as communities. In a community, living beings of different species interact with each other and sometimes depend on each other for survival.

A living entity is known as an organism.A cell is the smallest unit of life and every organism is made of one or more cells.These cells are responsible for all the necessary metabolic activities taking place inside a living being.

A community includes all the living organisms and community along with all the abiotic factors of that region makes up an ecosystem. In an ecosystem, all the biotic and abiotic factors interact with each other.A biome is a group of ecosystems that have similar communities and climate.