Several high school students are gathering data for a research study on a population of nesting birds within a nearby lagoon ecosystem. What field are the students MOST likely working in?
A. ecology because it is the study of populations, behavior, and interactions
B. oceanography because lagoons and estuaries are brackish environments
C. psychology because it is the study of evolution, genetics, and biology
D. chemistry because lagoons and estuaries are fresh-water environments
A. ecology because it is the study of populations, behavior, and interactions
Ecology focuses on the relationships between living organisms and their environment, making it the most likely field that the students would be working in when studying a population of nesting birds in a lagoon ecosystem.