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What does the term 'ecology' relate to?
What does the term 'ecology' relate to?
- The study of individual organisms in their natural habitat
- The scientific study of organisms in controlled environments
- The study of organisms in artificial habitats
- The scientific study of organisms or groups of organisms in their natural habitat (correct)
What is the definition of an ecosystem?
What is the definition of an ecosystem?
- A group of abiotic communities interacting with each other and with their living environment
- A group of non-living communities interacting with each other and with their biotic environment
- A group of biotic communities interacting with each other and with their non-living environment (correct)
- A group of living communities isolated from their non-living environment
What is the origin of the term 'ecology'?
What is the origin of the term 'ecology'?
- Derived from an English word 'eco' meaning environment and 'logy' meaning science
- Derived from a German word 'ökologie' meaning environmental study
- Derived from a Greek word 'oikos' meaning household/habitat and 'logos' meaning study (correct)
- Derived from a Latin word 'ecos' meaning environment and 'logia' meaning study
What does an ecological system or ecosystem represent?
What does an ecological system or ecosystem represent?
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Why does life not exist in isolation within an ecosystem?
Why does life not exist in isolation within an ecosystem?
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