In technical terms, _____ is “the study of the relationships among organisms as well as the relationships between them and their physical environment
A. psychology
B. terminology
C. sociology
D. ecology
ANS: D
PG: 24
Feedback: In technical terms, ecology is "the study of the relationships among organisms as well as the relationships between them and their physical environment" (Collin, 2004, p. 69). In social work, however, we sometimes use the terms environment and ecology as synonyms.
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