Nitrogen and Phosporus Cycles

The study of how living organisms interact with each other and their environment.

• ecology
• geology
• physics
• biology

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What does microbial ecologist mean?

• The study of the earth and how many times it evolves around the sun
• the study of air and all the chemical components of air
• is the study of the interactions of microorganisms with their environment, each other, and plant and animal species

Studies at the organism level, used to understand organisms behaviors, adaptations for behavior

• Organisms / Behavioral Ecology

• Microbial Ecology

• Population Ecology

• Community Ecology

• Ecosystem

Studies at the population level, used to understand population sizes, density, structure of the population, migration, and the interactions between organisms of the same populations.

• Organisms / Behavioral Ecology

• Microbial Ecology

• Population Ecology

• Community Ecology

• Ecosystem

Studies at the community level, used to understand different species interactions, tropic relationships, space dynamics, and migration patterns.

• Organisms / Behavioral Ecology

• Microbial Ecology

• Population Ecology

• Community Ecology

• Ecosystem

Studies at the ecosystems level, used to understand all aspects of the environment, and how they interact including both biotic and abiotic factors.

• Organisms / Behavioral Ecology

• Microbial Ecology

• Population Ecology

• Community Ecology

• Ecosystem

Temperature, light, air, water, and soil are all ___________ parts of the environment.

• biotic
• abiotic
• dead
• scavenged

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A living or once-living thing in an ecosystem is a(n) _______.

• biotic factor
• population
• abiotic factor
• resource

What determines the carrying capacity in an ecosystem?

• the number of different species in the ecosystem
• limiting factors
• only biotic factors
• only abiotic factors

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Gathering Ecological Data relies on what 3 things

• Observations

• Experiemtations

• Modeling

• Climate