Ecology and Ecosystems Quiz

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Which branch of ecology focuses on studying the interaction of a group of organisms with their environment?

Individual ecology

Automobile ecology

Global ecology

Synecology (correct)

What is the main focus of autecology?

Analyzing an individual species in relation to its environment (correct)

Exploring the atmosphere

Studying the entire biosphere

Investigating the movement of planetary bodies

In the context of levels of organization in ecology, which of the following is not one of the six levels ecologists study interactions within and among?

Communities

Organisms

Atoms (correct)

Biomes

What are the main components of an ecosystem that ecologists study interactions within?

Populations, communities, ecosystems Signup and view all the answers

Which term describes the habitat, or physical environment, in which a particular species lives?

Geographical distribution Signup and view all the answers

Which level of biological organization includes the study of relationships between different species in a specific region?

Communities Signup and view all the answers

What is considered as the basic functional unit of ecology?

Ecosystem Signup and view all the answers

Who first coined the term 'Ecosystem'?

Sir Arthur G. Signup and view all the answers

When did A.J. Lotka come up with the idea of ecosystem?

1925 Signup and view all the answers

Which scientist described a lake as a 'microcosm' in 1887?

S.A. Forbes Signup and view all the answers

In what year did Karl Mobius give the term 'biocoenosis' to a community of organisms in an oyster reef?

1877 Signup and view all the answers

Who expanded the term 'microcosm' to 'geobiocenosis' in 1944?

Sukachev Signup and view all the answers

Which ecologist's definition of ecology emphasizes the scientific study of interactions that determine the distribution and abundance of organisms?

Andrewarth Signup and view all the answers

Which term refers to the intricate web of relationships between living organisms and their non-living surroundings?

Ecology Signup and view all the answers

Which ecologist's definition of ecology focuses on the ecosystem and the organism's place to live?

Smith Signup and view all the answers

What are the non-living components that are included in the study of ecology and ecosystems?

Water, air, and soil Signup and view all the answers

Which ecological process is defined as the cycling of essential elements from the environment to living organisms and back to the environment?

Biogeochemical cycles Signup and view all the answers

Which concept refers to the increase in the average global temperature caused by human activities that emit greenhouse gases into the atmosphere?

Global warming Signup and view all the answers