Question

Study of the ecology of a population or organism is
(a) Autecology
(b) Synecology
(c) Ecotype
(d)Demecology

Answer 1

Hint This is a subfield of ecology that deals with the dynamics of species population and how these populations interact with the surrounding environment where they live.

Complete answer:
The study of the ecology of a population or organism is known as demecology.
It is also known as population ecology. Demecology includes the study of populations of different species with concern to birth rate, death rate, different factors affecting number, growth, and size.

Additional Information:
-This study is important in the field of conservation biology, especially for the development of population viability analysis (PVA) only this makes it possible to predict the long-term probability of a species persisting in a given habitat patch.
-It also deals with the study of the processes that affect the distribution and abundance of animal and plant populations.
-A subset that includes individuals of one species that have occupied a particular geographic area and sexually reproducing species that interbreed is known as population.
-The geographic boundaries of a population are easy to determine for a few species but harder for others.
-For example, the plants or the animals that are occupying the islands have a geographic range and are defined by the perimeter of the island.
- In contrast, there are some species that have been dispersed across vast expanses, and cause difficulties in determining the boundaries of local populations.
-Autecology: Autecology is the science that deals with the study of the interaction of an individual organism of a single species with the living and nonliving factors of its environment.
-Synecology: The science that deals with the study of a branch of ecology which is dealing with the relations between natural communities and their environment are known as synecology.
- Ecotype: An ecotype is a population or subspecies or race that has been adapted to local environmental conditions.

So, the correct answer is,’Demecology’.

Note:
-Demecology is important in the field of conservation biology, especially for the development of population viability analysis (PVA) only this makes it possible to predict the long-term probability of a species persisting in a given habitat patch.
-A subset that includes individuals of one species that have occupied a particular geographic area and sexually reproducing species that interbreed is known as population.
-There are some species that have been dispersed across vast expanses and cause difficulties in determining the boundaries of local populations.