Ecology

Question 1

Ecology

Answer 1

The study of ecosystems and interactions of animals with their environment.

Question 2

What are the 3 main events in history has caused the birth of Ecology?

Answer 2

1. Earthrise Apollo 8
2. Cuyahoga River Fire
3. Silent Spring by Rachel Carson

Question 3

What did Earthrise Apollo 8 made us aware of?

Answer 3

Environment awareness

Question 4

What did the Cuyahoga River Fire made us aware of?

Answer 4

River Systems must be taken care of from pollution and oil spills

Question 5

What was covered in the book Silent Spring?

Answer 5

Bioaccumulation- Chemicals from crops being transferred to animals
Ex: Birds getting worms, but they were exposed to the toxins in the crops

Question 6

Why is water lighter than air?

Answer 6

1. Atomic Mass

2. Hydrogen Bonding

Question 7

How does water become air?

Answer 7

1. Cool Air Flow
2. Precipitation
3. Rain Shadow Affect

Question 8

Name the 3 major biomes in Utah

Answer 8

1. Dessert
2. High Mountains
3. Great Basin

Question 9

What determines biome extent?

Answer 9

1. Annual Mean Temp (C)

2. Annual Mean Precipitation (CM)

Question 10

Distribution

Answer 10

The spatial relationship between members of a population within a habitat.

Question 11

Precipitation

Answer 11

Water that returns to the earth as rain, hail, sleet, or snow

Question 12

What are the 10 different Biomes?

Answer 12

1. Tropical Forest
2. Savanna
3. Desert
4. Chaparral
5. Temperate Grassland
6. Temperate Broadleaf Forest
7. Northern Coniferous Forest
8. Tundra
9. High Mountains
10. Polar Ice

Question 13

Biomes are what?

Answer 13

Large generalized ecosystems

Question 14

Biomes are determined by what?

Answer 14

Dominant Plants