read the passage. then answer the question below. a dock in the red sea in egypt provides a place for boats…

read the passage. then answer the question below. a dock in the red sea in egypt provides a place for boats to tie up. it is also a habitat for many marine organisms. small silverside fish shelter in the shadows below the dock, hiding from larger fish. seaweed and invertebrates, such as corals and sponges, grow on the wooden posts that support the dock. sponges are filter - feeders. they feed by filtering microscopic algae and small animals out of the salt water. beneath a boat dock in the red sea, the silversides, the sponges, and the salt water make up which of the following? select all that apply. a population part of a community part of an ecosystem
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Brief Explanations:
A population is a group of the same species. Silversides could be a population. A community is all the different populations in an area, so silversides, sponges etc. are part of a community. An ecosystem includes all living and non - living components in an area, so silversides, sponges and salt water are part of an ecosystem.
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a population, part of a community, part of an ecosystem