Population Ecology

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Which field of ecology deals with the dynamics of species populations and their interaction with the environment?

  • Autecology
  • Synecology
  • Conservation biology
  • Population ecology (correct)

What is the term for the study of individual species in relation to the environment?

  • Synecology
  • Population ecology
  • Autecology (correct)
  • Conservation biology

What does population viability analysis help predict?

  • Immigration and emigration
  • The long-term probability of a species persisting in a given habitat (correct)
  • Birth and death rates
  • The dynamics of species populations

Which field of study within biology provides interesting problems for mathematicians and statisticians?

<p>Population ecology (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In what time period was ecology divided into autecology and synecology?

<p>1940s (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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