Question

15 some pupils collected the following organisms from the same community during a field trip. plants: seaweed, turtle grass, bushy pondweed; animals: mudskippers, sea urchins, clams; fungi: bracket fungi, mould, puffballs. which of the following statement(s) is/are true? a: the pupils studied a pond community. b: the pupils found the same number of plants, animals and fungi. c: the plants, animals and fungi collected live independently of one another. d: the pupils collected three populations of plants, three populations of animals and three populations of fungi. (1) b only (2) d only (3) c and d only (4) a, b, c and d

Explanation:

In a community, organisms interact with each other and their environment. They do not live independently. Plants, animals and fungi in a pond community have interdependent relationships such as food - web connections and symbiotic relationships. Also, there is no indication that the number of different organisms is necessarily the same.

Answer:

A. The pupils studied a pond community. (True as they collected organisms from a community)
B. The pupils found the same number of plants, animals and fungi. (False, no such information given)
C. The plants, animals and fungi collected live independently of one another. (False, they have ecological relationships)
D. The pupils collected three populations of plants, three populations of animals and three populations of fungi. (False, the table shows multiple types but not necessarily three populations each)
So the answer is A only.