Population Ecology Flashcards
What does ecology mean?
The study of the interrelationships between organisms and their enviornment.
Who is the Father of Ecology, meteorology, geography, and biogeography?
Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859)
What is ecology concerned with?
The scientific definition of ecology, mathematical ecology, and biogeography.
What is the order of how living things are organized?
Biosphere to ecosystems to communities to populations to organisms to organ systems to organs to tissues to cells to molecules to atoms.
Can ecology be studied from a number of different perspectives?
Yes
What is a population?
A group of individuals in the same area at the same time that are all members of the same species.
Do populations exist alone?
No
What is a community?
A grouping of populations of different species interacting with one another in the same enviornment.
Most population ecologists study what?
Communities
Can a community just be a tree?
Yes
Do most ecologists study ecosystems?
Yes
What is the definition of an ecosystem?
An ecosystem is a very large naturally occurring community of living species occupying a major habitat and associated nonliving aspects.
What is the largest entity ecologists study?
The biosphere, or Earth
Healthy ecosystems include what to sustain the ecosystem?
Plants, fungi, animals, bacteria, protists, viruses, minerals, water, sunlight, and etc
What are the two other names for the biosphere?
Ecosphere or Earth
What are the four sorts of data must we collect for population ecology?
Size, density, distribution, and ages of individuals