Compare this community to an ecosystem. Differentiate one important difference between the organization of the two?

A) There really is no difference. They are words used to describe like locations on Earth.

B) A community refers to all the populations in an area; a community includes both biotic and abiotic components.

C) A community refers to all the biotic components in a given area; a community refers to all the abiotic components.

D) A community is a group of individuals that all belong to the same species; an ecosystem is a collection of populations.

There seems to be a typograhical error in option B and C: the word 'community' was repeated twice. However, I've corrected it

Answer: Option B) A community refers to all the populations in an area; a ecosystem includes both biotic and abiotic components

Explanation:

The important difference between community and ecosystem is that the effect of abiotic i. e non - living factors, are considered in an ecosystem, unlike in a community.

Thus, an ecosystem refers to a community of biotic factors i. e plants, animals and microorganisms, interacting together with their non-living environment.

Community, on the other hand, refers to interdependence that occur within a group of plants and animals that occupy a given area. Thus, community considers only biotic factors.