Chapter 3 pt. 1

Question 1

the study of systems that include interactions among organisms and between organisms and thier aboitic environment

Answer 1

ecology

Question 2

The greek root words for ecology:
eco=_______
logy=______ __

Answer 2

eco=house

logy=study of

Question 3

The greek root words for ecology:
____=house
_____=house of

Answer 3

eco

logy

Question 4

Ecology is the study of __________ among and between __________ in their abiotic ____________

Answer 4

interactions
organisms
environment

Question 5

The environment consists of what two parts?

Answer 5

1. Biotic

2. Abiotic

Question 6

living environment

Answer 6

biotic

Question 7

non-living or physical environment

Answer 7

abiotic

Question 8

Ecologists are most interested in levels of _________ ___________

Answer 8

biological organization

Question 9

Individuals of the same ________ occur in populations

Answer 9

species

Question 10

Individuals of the same species occur in __________

Answer 10

populations

Question 11

a group of similar organisms whose members freely interbred with one another in the wild to produce fertile offspring

Answer 11

species

Question 12

a group of organisms of the same species that live in the same area at the sametime

Answer 12

population

Question 13

populations are organized into ___________

Answer 13

communities

Question 14

__________ are organized into communities

Answer 14

populations

Question 15

a natural association that consists of all the populations of different species that live and interact within an area at the same time

Answer 15

community

Question 16

communities are organized by the ________ and _____ of species

Answer 16

number

type

Question 17

a community and its physical environment

Answer 17

ecosystem

Question 18

__________ is a more inclusive term than community

Answer 18

ecosystem

Question 19

a subdiscipline of ecology that studies processes operating over large areas

Answer 19

landscape ecology

Question 20

a region that includes several interacting ecosystems

Answer 20

landscape

Question 21

the parts of Earth’s atmosphere, ocean, land surface, and soil that contain all living organisms

Answer 21

biosphere

Question 22

The biosphere includes the ___________, lithosphere, and hydrosphere.

Answer 22

atmosphere

Question 23

The biosphere includes the atmosphere, __________, and hydrosphere.

Answer 23

lithosphere

Question 24

The biosphere includes the atmosphere, lithosphere, and ___________.

Answer 24

hydrosphere

Question 25

___________, the gaseous envelope surrounding Earth

Answer 25

atmosphere

Question 26

___________, Earth’s supply of water

Answer 26

hydrosphere

Question 27

___________, the soil and rock of Earth’s crust

Answer 27

lithosphere