Question

coconut crabs live on palmyra atoll, a tropical island in the pacific ocean. coconut crabs are the largest land crabs in the world. they can grow to be 1 meter across! these crabs use their powerful claws to break open and eat coconuts. the crabs can eat coconuts and other fruits that are on the ground, or they can climb up coconut palm trees. the coconut palms have wide, shallow roots to find water in the sandy soil on tropical islands. on the tropical island palmyra, the coconut crabs, the coconut palm trees, and the sandy soil make up which of the following? select all that apply. a population part of a community part of an ecosystem

Explanation:

A population is a group of the same species. Here, coconut - crabs alone could be a population, but the combination of coconut crabs, coconut palm trees, and sandy soil is more than a single - species group. A community consists of all the different populations of living organisms in an area, so the coconut crabs and coconut palm trees are part of a community. An ecosystem includes all the living organisms (biotic factors like coconut crabs and coconut palm trees) and non - living components (abiotic factors like sandy soil) in an area.

Answer:

B. part of a community
C. part of an ecosystem