Ecology and Ecosystem

Question 1

Classifications of Ecology (3)

Answer 1

1. Based on Study Area
2. Based on Environment or Habitat
3. Based on the Advancement in the Field of Ecology

Question 2

Classification of Ecology based on Study Area (2)

Answer 2

1. Autecology
2. Synecology

Question 3

Types of Synecology (3)

Answer 3

1. Population Ecology
2. Community Ecology
3. Ecosystem Ecology

Question 4

Classification of Ecology based in Environment or Habitat (2)

Answer 4

1. Aquatic Ecology
2. Terrestrial Ecology

Question 5

Classification of Ecology based in Environment or Habitat (2)

Answer 5

1. Aquatic Ecology
2. Terrestrial Ecology

Question 6

Types of Aquatic Ecology (2)

Answer 6

1. Marine Water Ecology
2. Freshwater Ecology

Question 7

Examples of Marine Water Ecology (3)

Answer 7

1. Ocean
2. Deep Sea
3. Estuary

Question 8

Types of Freshwater Ecology (2)

Answer 8

1. Lotic (Running Water)
2. Lentic (Standing Water)

Question 9

Examples of Lotic Water under Freshwater Ecology (3)

Answer 9

1. Rivers
2. Streams
3. Springs

Question 10

Examples of Lentic Water under Freshwater Ecology (2)

Answer 10

1. Lake
2. Pond

Question 11

Examples of Terrestrial Ecology (3)

Answer 11

1. Grassland Ecology
2. Forest Ecology
3. Desert Ecology

Question 12

Based on the Advancement in the Field of Ecology examples (8)

Answer 12

1. Productive Ecology
2. Population Ecology
3. Community Ecology
4. Ecosystem Ecology
5. Microbial Ecology
6. Radiation Ecology
7. Pollution Ecology
8. Space Ecology

Question 13

Types of Ecosystem (2)

Answer 13

1. Natural
2. Artificial (Man-Engineered)

Question 14

Types of Ecosystem (2)

Answer 14

1. Natural
2. Artificial (Man-Engineered)

Question 15

Types of Natural Ecosystems (2)

Answer 15

1. Terrestrial Ecosystem
2. Aquatic Ecosystem

Question 16

Main Components of Ecosystem (2)

Answer 16

1. Biotic
2. Abiotic

Question 17

Types of Abiotic Components (2)

Answer 17

1. Climatic Factors - rain, temperature, light, wind
2. Edaphic Factors - soil, pH, topography, minerals

Question 18

Major Biological Components of Ecosystems (3)

Answer 18

1. Producers (Autotrophs, self-feeders )
2. Consumers (Heterotrophs, other feeders)
3. Decomposers

Question 19

Kinds of Ecological Pyramids (3)

Answer 19

1. Pyramid of Numbers - number of individual in a food chain
2. Pyramid of Biomass - amount of biomass in each trophic level
3. Pyramid of Energy - energy available per trophic level

Question 20

Types of Consumers (5)

Answer 20

1. Primary Consumers
2. Secondary Consumers
3. Tertiary Consumers
4. Quaternary Consumers
5. Omnivores

Question 21

Types of Forests (6)

Answer 21

1. Tropical Rain Forest
2. Tropical Deciduous forests
3. Tropical Scrub Forests
4. Temperate Rain Forests
5. Temperate Deciduous Forests
6. Evergreen Coniferous Forests

Question 22

Main kinds of Deserts (2)

Answer 22

1. Hot Desert
2. Cold Desert

Question 23

Main components of a desert (2)

Answer 23

1. Desert plants
2. Desert animals

Question 24

Types of Grasslands (3)

Answer 24

1. Temperate
2. Tropical
3. Polar

Question 25

Biological Factors that are key to life (4)

Answer 25

1. Carbon
2. Nitrogen
3. Phosphorus
4. Sulfur