Thousands of grasshoppers of the same species live on a single plot of land.They feed on plants in the fields and gardens and reproduce within their own group.This group of grasshoppers represents a
A) guild.
B) class.
C) population.
D) community.
E) metapopulation.

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A population is a group of individuals of the same species that occupy the same geographic area and have the potential to interbreed. In this scenario, the grasshoppers belong to the same species and live on the same plot of land, making them a population. Guild refers to a group of species that exploit the same resources in similar ways, class refers to a taxonomic rank, community refers to all the populations of different species occupying the same geographic area, and metapopulation refers to a group of populations connected by migrations.

Thousands of Grasshoppers of the Same Species Live on a Single