Concept explainers
To analyze:
The reason why ecological processes cannot be studied in an individual.
Introduction:
Ecology is the study of interactions between organisms and their environments. It covers a range of interactions which are studied at many levels.
Explanation of Solution
Studying an individual does not yield any information about interactions between organisms. Ecological processes are the result of the interactions among groups of organisms and their environment. The study of a single organism is not helpful in understanding these processes.
Ecology deals with interactions of populations of organisms and their environment. Interactions cannot be studied in an individual organism.
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