A population consists of a group of organisms

AOf the same species living in a specific geographic area that have the potential to interbreed ✓ Correct

BResiding in a particular geographic area

CLiving in a specific geographic locale

DOf the same species

Correct answer: (A) Of the same species living in a specific geographic area that have the potential to interbreed

Explanation

A population is a group of the same species in a defined area able to interbreed with one another.

Merely residing in a particular geographic area omits both the single-species and interbreeding conditions.

Living in a specific locale likewise leaves out the shared species and reproductive link.

Being of the same species alone ignores the requirement of a common geographic area.

The full definition needs one species, a shared area and the potential for interbreeding together.

A group of interacting populations of different species forms a community.

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