Consider the following statements:

1.Autecology (population ecology) is the study of an individual organism or species

2.Synecology is the study of a community of organisms of different species associated as one unit

ABoth statement 1 and 2 are true ✓ Correct

BOnly statement 1 is true

COnly statement 2 is true

DNeither statement 1 nor statement 2 is true

Correct answer: (A) Both statement 1 and 2 are true

Explanation

Both statements are true, so the definitions of autecology and synecology hold together.

Statement 1 correctly treats autecology as the study of a single organism or species and its environment.

Statement 2 correctly treats synecology as the study of a whole community of different species as one unit.

The two form the standard division of ecology by the level being studied.

Neither definition conflicts with the other, so both are valid.

Synecology is also known as community ecology.

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