Basic Ecology

Question 1

The scientific study of the relationships between organisms and their enviroment

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Ecology

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What do ecologist study?

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the interactions that determine the distribution and abundance of a type of organism in a particular area

Question 3

Of or having to do with life or living-organisms, particularly in their ecological relationships

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Biotic

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Of or pertaining to the physical enviroment

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Abiotic

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What are the two basic ways that ecologists asses patterns and change?

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spatial change and temporal change

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What is species distribution?

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where species are located on Earth

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What is species abundance?

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the number of individual species found in an area

Question 8

Ecology came from the term…

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oekologie

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Who first used the term oekologie?

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German Biologist Ernst Haeckel

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What does the greek word oikos stand for?

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house

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What does the Greek word logos stand for?

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study of or science of

Question 12

The first level of Ecological organization is what?

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individual

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The study of populations of organisms, which often seeks to find answers to questions about how and why the locations and numbers of populations change over time

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population ecology

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Two or more interacting populations of plants and animals of different species in the same area

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community

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A community of organisms and the physical environment in which they live

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ecosystem

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What 2 non-living things do organisms depend on?

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water and sunlight

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The study of the way climate alters the distribution of communities, the rates at which nutrients and water enter a community, and the way that soils and precipitation patterns alter the relationships between plant communities and other organisms

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ecosystem ecology

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Patchworks of multiple communities and ecosystems, typically studied at larger spatial scales

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landscapes

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What happens to a landscape ecosystem at higher elevations?

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temperatures are lower and the air is thinner

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What 2 things affect organisms in landscapes?

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temperature and air pressure

Question 21

These are large scale regions dominated by similar types of ecosystems

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biomes

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List 5 types of biomes

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tropical grasslands, deserts, temperate forests, arctic tundra

Question 23

This consists of all living organisms on the planet and the physical enviroment

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biosphere

Question 24

This is an educated guess based on prior experience and knowledge about what is driving an observation, and is testable

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hypothesis

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This is the process by which scientific inquiry takes place

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scientific method

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List the scientific method steps..

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1. Ask a question
2. State a measurable hypothesis
3. Conduct an experiment
4. Analyze the results
5. Make a conclusion
6. Hypothesis accepted or rejected