EMS 105 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS GRADED A++
Ecology
Coined by German Biologist Ernst Haekel (1866)
From the GREEK
Oikos: House
Logos: Study
Study of the interactions of organisms with the living (Biotic) and Non-living (Abiotic)
Components of their Habitats
Natural
Formed by Nature
Unprocessed by humans
(E.G., Trees V.S Lumber)
Resource
Available Means, Funds, Supplies, Or assets
Anything with a use to increase wealth and/ or Satisfaction
Utilization/Consumption
Is the use of a resource
Conservation
Wise Use of a Resource
, Preservation
Non-Use Of A Resource
Renewable resource
Naturally replenished on a human time scale
(E. G., Surface, water, and trees)
Non-renewable resources
Not Naturally Replenished on a human time frame
E.g., Aquifers, old Growth forests
Scientific Metod
Logical, Objective, Iterative Process of formulating and testing Hypotheses to determine
of if predicted patterns occur in the natural world
A systematic Approach to learning about our environment
Figure 1.14 in book
*Form a testable hypothesis,
*Develop a test of the hypothesis
* Collect data
* Interpret results
* Report for peer review
Iteration OF THIS PROCESS INCREASES AND REFINES OUR UNDERSTANDING,
WHILE ELIMINATING INACCURATE HYPOTHESEs
A scientist must always be unbiased, objective, honest, and willing to modify theory
SOLUTIONS GRADED A++
Ecology
Coined by German Biologist Ernst Haekel (1866)
From the GREEK
Oikos: House
Logos: Study
Study of the interactions of organisms with the living (Biotic) and Non-living (Abiotic)
Components of their Habitats
Natural
Formed by Nature
Unprocessed by humans
(E.G., Trees V.S Lumber)
Resource
Available Means, Funds, Supplies, Or assets
Anything with a use to increase wealth and/ or Satisfaction
Utilization/Consumption
Is the use of a resource
Conservation
Wise Use of a Resource
, Preservation
Non-Use Of A Resource
Renewable resource
Naturally replenished on a human time scale
(E. G., Surface, water, and trees)
Non-renewable resources
Not Naturally Replenished on a human time frame
E.g., Aquifers, old Growth forests
Scientific Metod
Logical, Objective, Iterative Process of formulating and testing Hypotheses to determine
of if predicted patterns occur in the natural world
A systematic Approach to learning about our environment
Figure 1.14 in book
*Form a testable hypothesis,
*Develop a test of the hypothesis
* Collect data
* Interpret results
* Report for peer review
Iteration OF THIS PROCESS INCREASES AND REFINES OUR UNDERSTANDING,
WHILE ELIMINATING INACCURATE HYPOTHESEs
A scientist must always be unbiased, objective, honest, and willing to modify theory
