What is Life? A Guide to Biology with Physiology
What is Life? A Guide to Biology with Physiology
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Which type of interaction is signified by population ecology?

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Ecology is defined as the study of interaction between organisms and its environment at various levels that include individuals, populations, communities, and ecosystems.

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Population ecology is a subfield of ecology that studies the interaction between the population of organisms of species and its environment. It deals with study of the growth of a population and how other species and the environment influence that growth.

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Hence, it may be concluded that, population ecology deals with the interaction between organisms of a species with its environment.

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