Ecology Overview Quiz

<p>Ecology encompasses the study of everything from cells to the entire biosphere (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Understanding how ecosystems change over time (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Biology and Earth science (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Classifying and naming different species of organisms (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A population focuses on a single species within a specific area, while a community encompasses all living organisms in that area. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It allows for understanding the life cycle of individual species and how their interactions with their environment impact their survival and distribution. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Designing and managing forest plantations for sustainable timber harvesting (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Ecology provides a framework for understanding the impact of human activities on the environment and developing strategies for responsible resource use. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The unique combination of physical and biological factors that an organism requires to survive and reproduce. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To understand the impact of human activities on the environment and develop sustainable solutions for mitigating those impacts. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>The dominant vegetation type (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The internal processes of a single organism (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To recycle materials and nutrients within the ecosystem (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>All of the above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A predator hunting its prey (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A biome is a larger geographical area, while an ecosystem is a smaller, self-contained unit. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An ecosystem is a sub-unit of the biosphere. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Investigating how individual organisms adapt to their environment. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Exploring how individuals within a population interact with one another. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Analyzing the interactions between proteins and their impact on the environment. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Community Ecology investigates interactions between different species, whereas Population Ecology focuses on a single species. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A species of fish developing camouflage to evade predators. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>August Friedrich Thienemann (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

<p>Introducing the carbon and nitrogen cycles (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

<p>Ecosystems include abiotic factors, while communities only consider biotic factors. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The impact of human activities on ecosystems (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A fungus growing on a tree root, providing nutrients to the tree in exchange for sugars. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

The scientific study of interactions between organisms and their environment.

Living elements of an ecosystem, such as plants, animals, and microorganisms.

Non-living physical factors in an ecosystem, like water, soil, and temperature.

A community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.

The variety of life in a particular ecosystem or on Earth.

The process by which ecosystems change and develop over time.

The reliance between different organisms and their environment in an ecosystem.

How organisms are spread out in their environment, both in numbers and locations.

The ecology of a specific species and its population, focusing on individual responses.

The ecology of communities, studying the interactions of multiple species.

All organisms of the same species within a specific area at a given time.

All living organisms in a given area and their interrelationships.

The place where an organism lives, including physical areas like soil or water.

The rate at which plants and other photosynthetic organisms produce organic compounds.

Effects of interventions, such as pollution or habitat destruction, on ecosystems.

The role and habitat of an organism within an ecosystem.

The global sum of all ecosystems on Earth.

Distinctive areas characterized by specific life forms and climate conditions.

The sum of all factors affecting organisms' well-being.

The cyclic movement of materials and nutrients in ecosystems.

Relationships among organisms for resources or survival.

Non-living elements in an ecosystem, like climate or soil.

The study of how interactions among species affect community structure.

The study of factors affecting population size, density, and growth.

The study of individual organisms' adaptations to their environment.

Explores how proteins impact organisms and their environment at the molecular level.

Ecological succession that occurs in lifeless areas, such as bare rock after a volcanic eruption.

Ecological succession that occurs in areas where a disturbance has destroyed an existing community but soil remains.

The position of an organism in a food chain or food web, indicating its feeding level.

The fundamental unit of ecology, capable of independent life in the environment.

A symbiotic relationship where both species benefit.

Theophrastus is considered the first true ecologist (370-250 BC).

Antoine Lavoisier discovered Oxygen and Carbon's roles in life (late 1700s).

Darwin's concept explaining natural selection and resource limits.

Eduard Suess defined the biosphere in 1875, referring to Earth’s life-supporting layer.

August Friedrich Thienemann introduced trophic levels in 1920, categorizing organisms as producers, consumers, decomposers.

Henry Chandler studied how ecosystems progress over time (1900).

Karl Morbius introduced biocoenosis, describing organisms as an ecological unit (1877).