What is the study of the balance between environmental factors and organisms in a community?
a. Ecology
b. Biodiversity
c. Niche
d. Ecosystem
ANS: A
Ecologists study the relationships of organisms and the interactions in the community. There are
relationships between producers and consumers, predators and prey, and many other relationships.
Information can be found in the section Communities Consist of Interacting Producers, Consumers,
and Decomposers
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