The statistical study of populations including sex ratio,age structure,and predicting growth rates is called ________.

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Demography is the scientific study of populations. It involves analyzing statistical data on characteristics such as sex ratio, age structure, and growth rates to understand trends in population dynamics. Ethology is the study of animal behavior, population genetics is the study of genetic variation within and between populations, and biometrics is the application of statistical techniques to biological data. None of these directly relate to the study of populations as a whole, making B the best choice.

The Statistical Study of Populations Including Sex Ratio,age Structure,and Predicting