Population Interaction
Q1: Define Population.
Answer:
Population is defined as the group of individuals living together. Population is composed of individual of different age groups. If age distribution is plotted for the population the structure is known as age pyramid. Population forms a community which is responsible for the operation of ecosystem.
Q2: Define Population Interactions.
Answer:
Population Interaction is the type of interaction between the different population which effects the organisms which are in a community on one another. Interspecific interaction occurs from the interaction of population of two different species of organism in the ecosystem.
Q3: Name the types of Population interaction.
Answer:
The types of population interaction are as follows:
- Competition
- Predation
- Camouflage
- Symbiosis
Population Interactions
Population interaction in the ecosystem occurs between the populations which interact with one another living in a community. Population interactions are divided into several types. There are two kinds of factors- biotic and abiotic factors. Different kinds of population interaction affect a lot to the abiotic factor which constitutes the ecosystem. Some of the population interactions are Competition, Predation, Camouflage, Symbiosis, and so on.