Chapter 49-Introduction to Ecology Practice Exam Questions With Detailed Correct Answers.
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ECOLOGY
Institution
ECOLOGY
Five Main Levels of Ecological Study (Smallest to Biggest) - correct answer Organismal
Population
Community
Ecosystem
Global
Population - correct answer Group of individuals of the same species that l...
Five Main Levels of Ecological Study (Smallest to Biggest) - correct answer
Organismal
Population
Community
Ecosystem
Global
Population - correct answer Group of individuals of the same species that live
in the same area at the same time.
Community - correct answer All the populations of different species that
interact with each other in a certain area.
Ecosystem - correct answer Consists of all the organisms in a particular region
along with nonliving comonents.
Abiotic - correct answer Non living components in an ecosystem (ex: air, water,
soil etc.)
Biosphere - correct answer Thin zone surrounding Earth where all life exists
(sum of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems)
Conservation Biology - correct answer The effort to study, preserve, and
restore thrreatened geentic diversity in populations, species diversoty in communitites, and ecosyetm
funtion.
Biogeography - correct answer Study of how organism are distrubted
geographically.
, Range - correct answer The geographic distribution of a species.
Niche - correct answer The way in which an organism fits into an ecological
community or ecosystem (the role it plays in an ecosystem).
Biotic - correct answer Living factors in an ecosystem.
Wallace Line - correct answer A line in the Indonesian region that demarcates
two geographic areas, Asian and Australian, each of which is characterized by a distinct set of plant and
animal species.
Exotic Species - correct answer A species that is not native to a particular area.
Invasive Species - correct answer An exotic species that, upon introduction to a
new area, spreads rapidly and competes succesfully with native species.
Climate - correct answer Prevailing, long term weather conditions found in an
area.
Weather - correct answer Consists of specific short-term atmospheric
conditions of temperature, precipitation, sunlight, and wind.
Hadley Cell - correct answer A large-scale atmospheric convection cell in which
air rises at the equator and sinks at medium latitudes, typically about 30° north or south.
Coriolis Effect - correct answer The most apparent in the path of an object
moving longitudinally. On the Earth an object that moves along a north-south path, or longitudinal line,
will undergo apparent deflection to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern
Hemisphere.
Rain Shadow - correct answer The dry region of the side of a mountain range
away from the prevailing wind.
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