Ecology Chapter 1 & 2 Actual Exam Questions With Accurate Complete Answers.
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Course
ECOLOGY
Institution
ECOLOGY
What is ecology? - correct answer Scientific study of the interactions of
organisms with their environment
Abiotic vs Biotic - correct answer Biotic= living
Abiotic= non-living
Life's Hierarchy of Or...
What is ecology? - correct answer Scientific study of the interactions of
organisms with their environment
Abiotic vs Biotic - correct answer Biotic= living
Abiotic= non-living
Life's Hierarchy of Organization - correct answer Biosphere
Ecosystem
Community
Population
Organism
Organ
Tissue
Cell
Organelle
Molecule
*(Increases in complexity from bottom to top)
Ecologists focus on what levels of the hierarchy? - correct answer The upper.
•Biosphere, ecosystem, community, population, and organism
What do ecologists apply to study the natural world at multiple levels? - correct answer
The scientific method
Population - correct answer All individuals of the same species living in one
geographic location
, Community - correct answer The Biotic components: All living organisms of a
specific location
Ecosystem - correct answer Biotic + Abiotic in the same geographical area
Biosphere - correct answer All environments supporting life on Earth... (Total
available area with living organisms)
Ecological Maxims: (8) - correct answer 1. Organisms never do just one thing
2. Everything goes somewhere
3. No population can increase in size forever
4. There is no free lunch
5. Evolution matters
6. Time matters
7. Space matters
8. Life would be impossible without species interactions
Expand on the ecological maxim 1. Organisms never do just one thing - correct answer
• Living organisms
are connected
with each other
directly and
indirectly
through the
environment
• Events affecting
one organism or
place affects
other organisms
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