Ecology Basics
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What is the study of interactions of organisms with each other and their environment called?

  • Environmentology
  • Biology
  • Ecology (correct)
  • Ecosphere

What is the base level of study in ecology?

  • Organismal (correct)
  • Ecosystem
  • Community
  • Global

What is the term for a group of individuals of the same species living in a specific area?

  • Community
  • Ecosystem
  • Population (correct)
  • Landscape

What is the difference between weather and climate?

<p>Weather is short-term and climate is long-term (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the three major abiotic components of climate?

<p>Temperature, precipitation, and sunlight (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the process by which warm moist air rises, expands, cools, and drops rain?

<p>Adiabatic cooling (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of the study of ecology at the population level?

<p>The group of individuals of the same species living in a specific area (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the study of the interactions among different species in a specific area?

<p>Community (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main factor that determines the amount of sunlight received at a particular location?

<p>Latitude (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the mosaic of connected ecosystems?

<p>Landscape (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the long-term prevailing weather conditions in a particular area?

<p>Climate (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the process by which air is pushed poleward after it has cooled and dropped rain?

<p>Global circulation (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

At which level of study do ecologists examine the influence of energy and materials on organisms across the biosphere?

<p>Global (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the interactions between an organism and its environment?

<p>Individual interactions (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main factor that determines the amount of precipitation in a particular area?

<p>Adiabatic cooling (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of ecology at the community level?

<p>Interactions among different species in a specific area (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What determines the amount of sunlight received at a particular location?

<p>Latitude and time of year (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a key aspect of climate, distinct from weather?

<p>Long-term averages of atmospheric conditions (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the study of the influence of energy and materials on organisms across the biosphere?

<p>Global ecology (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary factor that determines the amount of precipitation in a particular area?

<p>Adiabatic cooling (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the interactions between an organism and its environment?

<p>Ecology (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the movement of cooled air from the equator towards the poles?

<p>Poleward air movement (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the study of the interactions among different species in a specific area?

<p>Community ecology (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the study of an individual organism's interactions with its environment?

<p>Organismal ecology (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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