bio 122 exam 4 (final)
ecology -ANSWER✅✅✅the study of how organisms interact with each other and their
environment
discovery -ANSWER✅✅✅ecologists make verifiable observations using the _____
approach
hypothesis-driven -ANSWER✅✅✅_________ ______ ecology science may be
conducted in the field or in the lab
environmentalism -ANSWER✅✅✅ecology is not _____
environmentalism -ANSWER✅✅✅a broad philosophy and social movement that seeks
to maintain environmental quality
bases -ANSWER✅✅✅the science of ecology provides the _______ for understanding
environmental problems
market and nonmarket -ANSWER✅✅✅ecosystems provide ____ and ______ values
market values -ANSWER✅✅✅with monetary worth
- raw materials, wetlands filtering run off and treating waste
- controlling erosion
- recreation
nonmarket values -ANSWER✅✅✅difficult to quantify
- scientific research
- cultural value
- teaching and learning resources
- intrinsic value
five -ANSWER✅✅✅ecology is divided into _____ increasingly comprehensive levels
organism -ANSWER✅✅✅an individual living being
organismal ecology -ANSWER✅✅✅focuses on the ways that organisms adapt to their
environments through physiology and behavior
population -ANSWER✅✅✅a group of individuals of the same species living in the
same place at the same time
population ecology -ANSWER✅✅✅concerned with the factors that affect population
size, growth, and density
, community -ANSWER✅✅✅all the populations (of multiple species) living in a particular
place
community ecology -ANSWER✅✅✅focus on interactions among species
ecosystem -ANSWER✅✅✅all the life living in a particular area together with all the
nonliving components
ecosystem ecology -ANSWER✅✅✅concerned with energy flow and chemical cycling
biosphere -ANSWER✅✅✅the global ecosystem
ecology of the biosphere -ANSWER✅✅✅the influence of energy and matter on
organisms across the biosphere
biotic and abiotic -ANSWER✅✅✅the biosphere includes _____ and _____ factors
biotic factors -ANSWER✅✅✅the living organisms of an ecosystem
abiotic factors -ANSWER✅✅✅the nonliving components of an ecosystem
energy -ANSWER✅✅✅the most important abiotic factor
sunlight -ANSWER✅✅✅most ecosystems on earth are powered by solar energy via
_____, and some are powered by chemicals
supply, nutrients -ANSWER✅✅✅examples of abiotic factors include the ____ of
energy and _____
inorganic -ANSWER✅✅✅the availability of _______ nutrients can impact plant growth
(ex: nitrogen and phosphorus)
other important abiotic factors -ANSWER✅✅✅what type of factors are these?
- temperature
- water availability
- fire
- wind
adapt -ANSWER✅✅✅organisms _____ to their environments
ecology and evolutionary biology -ANSWER✅✅✅the fields of ____ and ____ ______
are intertwined
ecology -ANSWER✅✅✅the study of how organisms interact with each other and their
environment
discovery -ANSWER✅✅✅ecologists make verifiable observations using the _____
approach
hypothesis-driven -ANSWER✅✅✅_________ ______ ecology science may be
conducted in the field or in the lab
environmentalism -ANSWER✅✅✅ecology is not _____
environmentalism -ANSWER✅✅✅a broad philosophy and social movement that seeks
to maintain environmental quality
bases -ANSWER✅✅✅the science of ecology provides the _______ for understanding
environmental problems
market and nonmarket -ANSWER✅✅✅ecosystems provide ____ and ______ values
market values -ANSWER✅✅✅with monetary worth
- raw materials, wetlands filtering run off and treating waste
- controlling erosion
- recreation
nonmarket values -ANSWER✅✅✅difficult to quantify
- scientific research
- cultural value
- teaching and learning resources
- intrinsic value
five -ANSWER✅✅✅ecology is divided into _____ increasingly comprehensive levels
organism -ANSWER✅✅✅an individual living being
organismal ecology -ANSWER✅✅✅focuses on the ways that organisms adapt to their
environments through physiology and behavior
population -ANSWER✅✅✅a group of individuals of the same species living in the
same place at the same time
population ecology -ANSWER✅✅✅concerned with the factors that affect population
size, growth, and density
, community -ANSWER✅✅✅all the populations (of multiple species) living in a particular
place
community ecology -ANSWER✅✅✅focus on interactions among species
ecosystem -ANSWER✅✅✅all the life living in a particular area together with all the
nonliving components
ecosystem ecology -ANSWER✅✅✅concerned with energy flow and chemical cycling
biosphere -ANSWER✅✅✅the global ecosystem
ecology of the biosphere -ANSWER✅✅✅the influence of energy and matter on
organisms across the biosphere
biotic and abiotic -ANSWER✅✅✅the biosphere includes _____ and _____ factors
biotic factors -ANSWER✅✅✅the living organisms of an ecosystem
abiotic factors -ANSWER✅✅✅the nonliving components of an ecosystem
energy -ANSWER✅✅✅the most important abiotic factor
sunlight -ANSWER✅✅✅most ecosystems on earth are powered by solar energy via
_____, and some are powered by chemicals
supply, nutrients -ANSWER✅✅✅examples of abiotic factors include the ____ of
energy and _____
inorganic -ANSWER✅✅✅the availability of _______ nutrients can impact plant growth
(ex: nitrogen and phosphorus)
other important abiotic factors -ANSWER✅✅✅what type of factors are these?
- temperature
- water availability
- fire
- wind
adapt -ANSWER✅✅✅organisms _____ to their environments
ecology and evolutionary biology -ANSWER✅✅✅the fields of ____ and ____ ______
are intertwined
