ecology

Question 1

What is the first fundamental principle of ecology?

Answer 1

organisms are distributed heterogenously in space and time

Question 2

what is the second fundamental principle of ecology?

Answer 2

organisms interact with both biotic and abiotic environments

Question 3

what is the third fundamental principle of ecology?

Answer 3

variation among organisms leads to heterogeneity in ecological pattern and processes.

Question 4

what is the fourth fundamental principle of ecology?

Answer 4

environmental conditions are heterogeneous in space and time

Question 5

what is the fifth fundamental principle of ecology?

Answer 5

the distribution of organisms & their interactions depend on contingencies

Question 6

what is the sixth fundamental principle of ecology?

Answer 6

resources are finite and heterogeneous in space and time

Question 7

what is the seventh fundamental principle of ecology?

Answer 7

birth and death rates are a consequence of interactions with the abiotic and biotic environment

Question 8

what is the eighth fundamental principle of ecology?

Answer 8

the ecological properties of species are the result of evolution