Group 2

Question 1

study of the interaction between humans and their environment

Answer 1

human ecology

Question 1

refers to a living thing that has an organized structure

Answer 1

organism

Question 2

a subset of individuals

Answer 2

population

Question 3

a group of species that are commonly found together

Answer 3

community

Question 4

a community of organisms and their physical environment interacting together

Answer 4

ecosystem

Question 5

refers to the interaction between the physical, chemical, and biological components

Answer 5

environment

Question 6

the adjustment of organisms to their environment

Answer 6

adaptation

Question 7

the branch of ecology and evolutionary biology that deals with preservation

Answer 7

conservation

Question 8

branch of ecology that studies the growth and regulation of animal and plant population

Answer 8

demography

Question 9

a change in the number of members

Answer 9

population growth

Question 10

set of decisions by government

Answer 10

government policy

Question 11

dietary restriction

Answer 11

food limits

Question 12

branch of medicine which deals with the incidence

Answer 12

epidemiology

Question 13

epidemiologic triangle

Answer 13

agent, host and environment

Question 14

multidisciplinary field that studies relationships between humans and their environment

Answer 14

agriculture

Question 15

main method of humans to produce food

Answer 15

agriculture

Question 16

most wide-ranging exploration of lifestyle improvement yet undertaken

Answer 16

measuring progress

Question 17

assesses how well a country provides for its people’s essential needs

Answer 17

social progress

Question 18

include openness of the economy to international trade

Answer 18

economic progress

Question 19

book of Richard Eckersley

Answer 19

is life getting better?

Question 20

four categories

Answer 20

romanticism, stewardship, utilitarianism and imperialism