Biological Pest Control UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Biological pest control - CORRECT ANSWER - Use of parasitoid, predator, pathogen,
antagonist, or competitor populations to supress a pest population, making it less abundant and
thus less damaging than it would be otherwise
*applied ecology
Ecology - CORRECT ANSWER - Entire science of a(n) organism(s) in relation to its/their
environment
Autoecology - CORRECT ANSWER - Only 1 species or Individuum (or a non-interacting
group of individuals) will be scrutinized or observed
Demecology - CORRECT ANSWER - Whole populations (= entity of all developmental
stages of one species) in a larger area is subject of research
Synecology - CORRECT ANSWER - An interacting community of individuals of < one
species in a limited area and it's interaction with the environment is subject of research
Biosphere - CORRECT ANSWER - Describes the entity of ALL ecosystems (global
system)
Ecosystem - CORRECT ANSWER - Superior entity in its unrestricted complexity; may
content various sub-systems
Biocoenosis - CORRECT ANSWER - Living community, all populations within an area
Biotope - CORRECT ANSWER - Habitat; characterized by biotic and abiotic factors
, Environmental factor - CORRECT ANSWER - Force acting upon an organism
Environment - CORRECT ANSWER - All effective environmental factors
Population - CORRECT ANSWER - Group of interbreeding members of a species
Population system - CORRECT ANSWER - Variables that determine the abundance of
and distribution of a population, in time and space
Population dynamics - CORRECT ANSWER - Number of individuals of a population
varies through time
Distinct generations - CORRECT ANSWER - Reproductive biology; adult dies before
offspring emerge
Overlapping generations - CORRECT ANSWER - Reproductive biology; adult is still
living when offspring emerge and grow
r-strategist - CORRECT ANSWER - Indefinitely increasing population; usually
polyphagous and have high reproduction capacity
K-strategist - CORRECT ANSWER - Population reaching an asymptote at the carrying
capacity of the environment; usually oligo- or monophagous
Oscillation - CORRECT ANSWER - Density changes within a generation
Fluctuation - CORRECT ANSWER - Density changes between generations
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Biological pest control - CORRECT ANSWER - Use of parasitoid, predator, pathogen,
antagonist, or competitor populations to supress a pest population, making it less abundant and
thus less damaging than it would be otherwise
*applied ecology
Ecology - CORRECT ANSWER - Entire science of a(n) organism(s) in relation to its/their
environment
Autoecology - CORRECT ANSWER - Only 1 species or Individuum (or a non-interacting
group of individuals) will be scrutinized or observed
Demecology - CORRECT ANSWER - Whole populations (= entity of all developmental
stages of one species) in a larger area is subject of research
Synecology - CORRECT ANSWER - An interacting community of individuals of < one
species in a limited area and it's interaction with the environment is subject of research
Biosphere - CORRECT ANSWER - Describes the entity of ALL ecosystems (global
system)
Ecosystem - CORRECT ANSWER - Superior entity in its unrestricted complexity; may
content various sub-systems
Biocoenosis - CORRECT ANSWER - Living community, all populations within an area
Biotope - CORRECT ANSWER - Habitat; characterized by biotic and abiotic factors
, Environmental factor - CORRECT ANSWER - Force acting upon an organism
Environment - CORRECT ANSWER - All effective environmental factors
Population - CORRECT ANSWER - Group of interbreeding members of a species
Population system - CORRECT ANSWER - Variables that determine the abundance of
and distribution of a population, in time and space
Population dynamics - CORRECT ANSWER - Number of individuals of a population
varies through time
Distinct generations - CORRECT ANSWER - Reproductive biology; adult dies before
offspring emerge
Overlapping generations - CORRECT ANSWER - Reproductive biology; adult is still
living when offspring emerge and grow
r-strategist - CORRECT ANSWER - Indefinitely increasing population; usually
polyphagous and have high reproduction capacity
K-strategist - CORRECT ANSWER - Population reaching an asymptote at the carrying
capacity of the environment; usually oligo- or monophagous
Oscillation - CORRECT ANSWER - Density changes within a generation
Fluctuation - CORRECT ANSWER - Density changes between generations
