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Define population.

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Solution 1

Organisms of the same kind inhabiting a geographical area constitute the population.

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Solution 2

Individuals live in groups in a well-defined geographical area, share or compete for similar resources, and potentially interbreed and thus form a population.

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Solution 3

The population is defined as a group of individuals of a species occupying a definite geographic area at a given time.

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