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An individual and a population has certain characteristics. Name these attributes with definitions.

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(a) An individual or organism is the smallest category of ecological hierarchy and is characterized by : Performs all the body functions independently but cannot exist in isolation because shows interdependence with both biotic and abiotic factors of environment. It is always cellular in nature and is a quantitative unit . It is capable of reproduction to produce new individuals with many similarities with the parents. It is fully adapted to its environment nad has a definite life span.
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