Basic concepts

Question 1

The energy from the sun is called __

Answer 1

Solar Capital

Question 2

In the language of __, the plant’s fife- support system for us and for all other forms of life (environment)

Answer 2

G.T Miller

Question 3

Study of the interaction between an organism and its environment

Answer 3

Ecology

Question 4

It refers to the role an organism or species plays in its ecosystem, it includes everything affected by the organism denying its lifetime.

Answer 4

Niche

Question 5

What did Darwin publish in 1871 when he did not know of any human fossils, meaning his evidence of the human revolution is based on living men

Answer 5

Descant of Man

Question 6

The word ecology is derived from the Greek word __ meaning __

Answer 6

Oikos and Logos
Habitation/ Discourse or study

Question 7

Who describes ecology as a separate field of knowledge and invented the word

Answer 7

German Zoologist Ernst Haeckel (1866)

Question 8

Study of Communities. The broader study of communities, including interrelations and community structure

Answer 8

Synecology

Question 9

Study of species.

Answer 9

Autecology

Question 10

Refers to the biological component of the ecosystem, i.e., the population of plants, animals, microorganisms

Answer 10

Biotic elements

Question 11

The flow of energy necessary to maintain any organism, the physical factor that affects it, and the supply of molecules required for life.

Answer 11

Abiotic Factors

Question 12

What is the important functions of abiotic components

Answer 12

Act as a reservoir for the 6 most important elements of life (C,H,O,N, S, P) that constitutes for 95% of living organism

Question 13

The stage of development that human beings have attained on the path towards progress will determine their __ as a way of life

Answer 13

Culture

Question 14

It can shape our views with religious understandings, economic pressure, and fundamental knowledge of nature

Answer 14

Culture