Ch 54 Quiz Review

Chapter 54 Quiz Review

Defining Ecology

What is it?

How is it different from environmental biology?

What does abiotic mean? Biotic?

How many types of ecology are there? What are they?

What are some challenges of ecological research?

What is it?

What are the subdisciplines?

Define each subdiscipline

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Organismal Ecology

What is it?

Define population.

What are some key words?

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Population Ecology

What is it?

Define community

What are some key terms?

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Community Ecology

What is it?

What is an ecosystem?

What is a web of interaction?

What are some key terms?

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Ecosystem Ecology

Now let's practice!

Open Ended

Lists some challenges of ecological studies.

Multiple Choice

Which field of ecology deals with species interaction?

• Population

• Community

• Organismal

• Ecosystem

Multiple Choice

Which field of ecology has the physiology and behavioral subdisciplines

• Population

• Community

• Organismal

• Ecosystem

Open Ended

What are some examples of species interaction?

Multiple Choice

Which field of ecology deals with food webs, food chains and trophic levels?

• Population

• Community

• Organismal

• Ecosystem

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The system formed by the interactions between a biotic community of organisms in an area and the abiotic environment affecting that community.

Multiple Choice

Which field focuses on why some areas are species-rich and others are species-poor?

• Population

• Community

• Organismal

• Ecosystem

Open Ended

Describe the difference between ecology and environmental science.

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Type of ecology involving the study of how populations of different species interact and form functional communities.

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How species composition and community structure change over time, particularly after a disturbance

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Type of ecology in which the goal is to understand factors affecting population growth, density and size

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Field of ecology dealing with the flow of energy and cycling of chemicals between organisms and their physical environments

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Field of ecology that studies the way in which individual organisms meet challenges of their environments

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How organisms are physiologically adapted to their environment and how environment impacts species distribution

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How individual behavior contributes to survival and reproductive success

Open Ended

Give an example of at least one of the fields of ecology. (Organismal (either discipline), ecosystem, population community)