Biology A-Level
community
What community means in Biology A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of community
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Reference: AQA
All the populations of all the different species living in that same place at the same time, whose populations interact.
Topics that use community
- Populations in ecosystems (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- abiotic components
- abiotic factors
- belt transect
- competitive exclusion
- conflicting human needs
- Conservation
- correlation not causation
- dynamic equilibrium
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