Ecology Basics

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

What is the base level of study in ecology?

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

What is the difference between weather and climate?

What are the three major abiotic components of climate?

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

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

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

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

What is the term for the mosaic of connected ecosystems?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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