The Characteristics of a Community Are Generally Not Dependent on the Spatial

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True/False

The characteristics of a community are generally not dependent on the spatial scale at which the community is examined because communities are tightly integrated groups of species.

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Definitions:

Biosphere

All regions of Earth where organisms live.

Population

A community of identical species inhabitants coexisting and mating in a particular region.

Decomposers

Organisms, primarily fungi and bacteria, that break down dead organic material, recycling nutrients back into the ecosystem.

Consumers

Organisms in an ecosystem that obtain energy by feeding on other organisms or organic matter, not capable of producing their own food.