Lecture 1 & 2- Intro to Ecology

Question 1

Emergent Properties

Answer 1

Result from the arrangement and interaction of parts as complexity increases

Question 2

What is ecology?

Answer 2

Quantitative science that explains how organisms interact w their environment

Question 3

Abiotic Factor

Answer 3

physical factor rather than biological or living (Temp/ water)

Question 4

Biotic factor

Answer 4

factor related to living things (predators/ parasites)

Question 5

Dispersal

Answer 5

movement of individuals or gametes away from the point of origin

Question 6

Range expansion

Answer 6

organisms disperse to an area where they did not exist previously

Question 7

Longitudinal studies

Answer 7

study the same place over a set period

Question 8

Remote Sensing

Answer 8

Using satellite imaging to understand what covers the world

Question 9

Niche Models

Answer 9

Show the range of conditions tolerated by a species (think about all conditions a species needs to survive)

Question 10

Biosphere

Answer 10

all of Earth’s organisms, plus the physical space we all inhabit

Question 11

Biome

Answer 11

Major life zones characterized by vegetation type in terrestrial zones or physical environment in aquatic biomes

Question 12

Disturbance

Answer 12

Event that changes a community by removing organisms or altering resource availability

Question 13

Climate

Answer 13

Long-term prevailing weather conditions in a given area

Question 14

Difference between weather and climate

Answer 14

the temperature today vs the average annual temperature

Question 15

What causes seasonality on earth?

Answer 15

Earth is tilted on its axis

Question 16

Global climate patterns are determined by

Answer 16

input of solar energy and Earth’s movement in space

Question 17

Regional climate can be impacted by

Answer 17

environmental features such as mountain ranges or beaches