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Question
Define the term population interactions. State its two types.
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Solution
Definition- The interaction between nature, animals, plants and microbes to form a biological community is known as population interaction.
These interactions can be intraspecific i.e. existing between organisms of same population, and interspecific i.e. between members of different species.
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