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BIO 150 Organismal Ecology Quiz

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What is the key difference between resources and conditions in an ecological context?

Resources are consumed or used up by organisms while conditions alter but are not consumed. (correct)

Resources are altered by organisms while conditions compete for resources.

Resources influence the functioning of living organisms while conditions are consumed.

Resources are environmental factors that are not consumed while conditions are used up by organisms.

In ecology, how does a habitat differ from a niche?

Habitat refers to the way of life of an organism, while niche refers to the actual place where an organism lives.

Habitat defines the environment of an organism, while niche defines the conditions and resources needed by an organism. (correct)

Habitat is part of the niche idea, while niche is where an organism practices its way of life.

Habitat is a functional role of an organism, while niche is the address of an organism.

What term describes parts of the total environment that are directly important to an organism, including physical and biotic environments?

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Resource

Habitat

Effective Environment (correct)

Which term refers to factors that are directly acting on an organism in the niche concept?

Centrum Signup and view all the answers

According to G.E. Hutchinson, what does a niche define in ecology?

The conditions and resources needed by an organism Signup and view all the answers

What concept refers to the total environmental components that are fundamental for an organism?

Effective Environment Signup and view all the answers

What does autecology focus on?

Life history and behavior as adaptations to the environment Signup and view all the answers

Which type of ecology considers 'the picture as a whole'?

Synecology Signup and view all the answers

What type of growth pattern is associated with modular organisms?

Unpredictable Signup and view all the answers

How are species defined in ecology?

As groups of actually or potentially interbreeding individuals that are reproductively isolated from other individuals Signup and view all the answers

What do abiotic factors in the environment refer to?

Non-living factors Signup and view all the answers

What are the two types of environmental factors mentioned in the text?

Resources and Conditions Signup and view all the answers