AIIMS AIIMS Solved Paper-2008

  • question_answer
    The great barrier reef along the east coast of Australia can be categorized as

    A) population         

    B)        community        

    C)         ecosystem        

    D)         biome

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    A population is a group of individual organisms of the same species in a given area. A community is a group of populations of different species in a given area. An ecosystem is a whole biotic community in a given area plus its abiotic environment and biome is a major ecological community of organisms maintained under a particular climate zone. Coral colonies grow continuously in size by budding of polyps and often form extensive masses called coral reefs. Great Barrier Reef along the North-eastern Australia is an ecosystem. It is about 2000 km long and up to ISO km from shore.


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