30 Questions
Who first coined the term 'oekologie'?
Ernst Haeckel
Who correlated plant morphology with geography?
Alexander von Humboldt
Who established plant ecology as a division of botany?
Johannes Warming
Who first proposed the term 'Biosphere'?
Eduard Suess
Who interjected the concept of heredity into his observations about different forms arising in response to functional needs?
Aristotle
What is the mechanism by which evolution occurs?
Natural selection
Who believed that changes in structure caused by use were inherited?
Jean Baptiste Lamarck
Who independently theorized the process of evolution via natural selection?
Alfred Russell Wallace
Which level of organization in ecology focuses on the interactions between communities and the exchange of species and genetic material?
Ecosystem
Which scientific vocabulary term refers to a proposition that suggests an explanation for an observable situation or phenomenon?
Hypothesis
Which ecological approach involves studying dynamics and relationships, focusing on the immediate causes of ecological phenomena?
Functional
Which level of organization in ecology focuses on the physiological and behavioral responses of a single individual to its environment?
Individual
Which ancient scientist is widely considered to be the 'Father of Botany'?
Theophrastus
What is the meaning of the Greek word 'oikos', from which the term 'ecology' originates?
Of the family or household
Who is believed to have originated the term 'home economics'?
Ellen Swallow Richards
What does ecology study in terms of resource allocation?
Cost versus benefits
Who introduced the concept of transplant gardens to study plant responses from different topographic regions?
Johannes E. Warming
Who explored Mexico, Cuba, Venezuela, Peru, and the Amazon and Orinoco rivers?
Anton Kerner
Who described vegetation in terms of physiognomy and coined the phrase 'association' as it applies to biological applications?
Joachim Frederik Schouw
Who showed that plants modify the environment by creating microhabitats and introduced the concepts of shade tolerance, competition, and succession?
Jozef Paczoski
According to the text, what is the purpose of the null hypothesis in hypothesis testing?
To provide a general statement or default position that there is no association among groups or variables.
According to the text, what does a 95% confidence interval define?
A range of values that you can be 95% certain contains the population mean.
According to the text, what is the purpose of replication in experimental design?
To run exact copies of the experiment concurrently.
According to the text, what are the characteristics of animals?
Multicellular, Heterotrophic, Cells with plasma membranes and mitochondria, Embryonic development.
Which of the following statements accurately describes Charles Darwin's career path before formulating his theory of evolution by natural selection?
Darwin studied to be a clergyman at Cambridge
What did Darwin observe during his visit to the Galapagos Islands?
Variation among different species
What did Darwin hypothesize about the species on the Galapagos Islands?
They changed from their original forms to adapt to local conditions
What major gap in Darwin's logic was bridged after his return to England?
Thomas Malthus' model of population survival
What did Darwin call the principle of preservation through natural selection?
Natural Selection
Which of the following accurately describes Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection?
Organic beings vary in their organization and undergo a struggle for life, leading to the preservation of variations beneficial for survival and reproduction
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