Which field of ecology studies trends and fluctuations in the number of individuals of a particular species at a particular time and place as a result of birth and death rates and interactions between predators and prey?
A) Community ecology
B) Systems ecology
C) Ecosystem ecology
D) Population ecology

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Population ecology is the field of ecology that studies trends and fluctuations in the number of individuals of a particular species at a particular time and place as a result of birth and death rates and interactions between predators and prey. Community ecology studies interactions between different species in the same geographic area, systems ecology studies interactions and feedbacks between different components of an ecosystem, and ecosystem ecology studies how energy flows and nutrient cycling occur within an ecosystem.

Which Field of Ecology Studies Trends and Fluctuations in the Number