Chapter 1 - Welcome to Ecology Flashcards
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What is Ecology?
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The scientific study of the interactions that determine the distribution and abundance of organisms.
2
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What is the difference between distribution and abundance?
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Distribution describes the how and where organisms are found in the area, while abundance describes the number of organisms found in the area.
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What is the difference between manipulative and natural experiments?
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In manipulative experiments, a variable is changed or altered. In natural experiments, nothing is changed, and the subjects of the experiment are simply observed.
