Topic 13

Question 1

Ecology

Answer 1

The study of interactions of organisms with each other and their environment

Question 2

Levels of Organization in Ecology
High to Low

Answer 2

Evolutionary
Population
Community
Ecosystem
Landscape
Global

Question 3

Spatial Scale

Answer 3

Where it is in space on different scales

Question 4

Temporal Scale

Answer 4

When in time

Question 5

Pattern

Answer 5

observations of natural
phenomena

Question 6

Process

Answer 6

mechanism explaining pattern

Question 7

Climate

Answer 7

Long term weather patterns

Question 8

Weather

Answer 8

short term or daily patterns

Question 9

Macroclimate

Answer 9

global or regional level

Question 10

Microclimate

Answer 10

Very fine localized pattern

Question 11

Solar Energy

Answer 11

Warms atmosphere, land and water
* Temperature variation
* Cycles of air and water movement
* Evaporation of water

Question 12

What determines global climate patterns

Answer 12

Solar Energy
Movement of earth in space

Question 13

Climate: global processes

Answer 13

Solar energy
* Uneven heating of the earth’s surface
* More heat/energy at the equator
* Patterns in wet/dry
* At the equator, water evaporates and
releases water
* Dry, descending air picks up water and
causes dry climates near 30 degrees

Question 14

Reginal Climate Patterns

Answer 14

Long term patterns in a specifc area. Affected by:
Seasonality
Bodies of water
Mountains

Question 15

Rain Shadow Effect

Answer 15

Rain patterns differ in regions from mountains

Question 16

Microclimate

Answer 16

determined by fine-scale differences in
environment that affect moisture, light,
and wind patterns

Question 17

Ecotones

Answer 17

where different habitats meet