Describe the similarities and differences of a community and a population.

The main difference between population and community is that a population is a group of individuals of a particular species living in a particular ecosystem at a particular time whereas a community is a collection of populations living in a particular ecosystem at a particular time. Furthermore, a population consists of a single species while a community consists of several species living together.

Population and community are two levels of classification in ecology. Both describe the groups of individuals living in a particular ecosystem.