Question

read the passage. then answer the question below. antarctic krill is a species of swimming crustacean, similar to shrimp, that is about 5 centimeters long. krill eat the algae that grow on the underside of sea ice in the southern ocean around antarctica. pods of humpback whales swim to the southern ocean every summer. humpback whales and other animals, such as emperor penguins and leopard seals, eat antarctic krill. in fact, antarctic krill are eaten by almost every animal in antarctica! which of the following best describes a community in the southern ocean? the algae, the sea ice, and the seawater a pod of humpback whales the antarctic krill, the emperor penguins, and the leopard seals

Explanation:

In ecology, a community consists of all the different populations of living organisms in an area. The first option includes non - living elements (sea ice and seawater). A pod of humpback whales is just one population. The third option includes multiple populations of living organisms (Antarctic krill, emperor penguins, and leopard seals) which together form a community.

Answer:

the Antarctic krill, the emperor penguins, and the leopard seals