Level of life
Population
All the members of one species living in the same area at the same time.
Community
All the populations of different species living and interacting in one area.Source: OpenStax, 2018
Level of life
How Community connects
Community is made of
Community makes up
Level of life
Ecosystem
A community of living things together with its physical environment, linked by flows of energy and nutrients.
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Sources & further reading
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Biology 2e (opens the original in a new tab)
OpenStax (2018). OpenStax, Rice University.
Free introductory college textbook.
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