ECCB 403 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS. A+ GRADE
2025/2026.
The author of your textbook (Krebs) defines ecology as: - ANS Study of the interactions that
determine the distribution and abundance of organisms
Which of the following is the definition of a hypothesis used in the textbook? - ANS A
universal proposition that suggests an explanation for some observed ecological situation
True or False: According to the author of your textbook (Krebs), descriptive ecology is the
foundation of all ecological sciences - ANS True
True or False: The author of your textbook defines ecology as "all relations of animals to both
their biotic and abiotic environment. - ANS False
The author of your textbook discusses three approaches to ecology, theoretical, laboratory and
descriptive. According to him, which of the three forms the foundation of all ecological
sciences? - ANS Descriptive
True or False: The author of your textbook defines ecology as "all relations of animals to both
their biotic and abiotic environment" - ANS False
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, Recalling that the author of your textbook distinguishes among "descriptive ecology,"
"functional ecology," and "evolutionary ecology," which of the following statements is correct?
- ANS a. Descriptive ecology is the foundation of all ecological science
B. Functional ecology studies the proximate causes of the dynamic responses of the biota to
current environmental factors
C. Evolutionary ecology studies the ultimate (historical) causes of the adaptations present in the
current biota
all of these are correct
Recalling that the author of your textbook distinguishes among "descriptive ecology,"
"functional ecology," and "evolutionary ecology," which does he suggests the most important? -
ANS He suggested that they're all equally important
What biological discipline(s) are most closely related to ecology? - ANS Physiology and
Sociology
The scientific method includes which of the following? - ANS A. Creating an image of real
world structure
B. Formulating hypotheses
C. Making predictions
D. Collecting data
Thinking about the different levels of integration studied in biology, as we movefrom cells to
individuals to populations to communities, scientific understanding - ANS Decreases
Thinking about the movie "Powers of Ten" that we discussed during lecture, if you had to
choose a frame that would depict the most accurate representation of reality, which one would
you select? - ANS Depends on what you're interested in
The author of your textbook describes three broad methods of approaching ecology. Which of
the following approaches does he mention? - ANS Theoretical, Laboratory, Field
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VERIFIED ANSWERS. A+ GRADE
2025/2026.
The author of your textbook (Krebs) defines ecology as: - ANS Study of the interactions that
determine the distribution and abundance of organisms
Which of the following is the definition of a hypothesis used in the textbook? - ANS A
universal proposition that suggests an explanation for some observed ecological situation
True or False: According to the author of your textbook (Krebs), descriptive ecology is the
foundation of all ecological sciences - ANS True
True or False: The author of your textbook defines ecology as "all relations of animals to both
their biotic and abiotic environment. - ANS False
The author of your textbook discusses three approaches to ecology, theoretical, laboratory and
descriptive. According to him, which of the three forms the foundation of all ecological
sciences? - ANS Descriptive
True or False: The author of your textbook defines ecology as "all relations of animals to both
their biotic and abiotic environment" - ANS False
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, Recalling that the author of your textbook distinguishes among "descriptive ecology,"
"functional ecology," and "evolutionary ecology," which of the following statements is correct?
- ANS a. Descriptive ecology is the foundation of all ecological science
B. Functional ecology studies the proximate causes of the dynamic responses of the biota to
current environmental factors
C. Evolutionary ecology studies the ultimate (historical) causes of the adaptations present in the
current biota
all of these are correct
Recalling that the author of your textbook distinguishes among "descriptive ecology,"
"functional ecology," and "evolutionary ecology," which does he suggests the most important? -
ANS He suggested that they're all equally important
What biological discipline(s) are most closely related to ecology? - ANS Physiology and
Sociology
The scientific method includes which of the following? - ANS A. Creating an image of real
world structure
B. Formulating hypotheses
C. Making predictions
D. Collecting data
Thinking about the different levels of integration studied in biology, as we movefrom cells to
individuals to populations to communities, scientific understanding - ANS Decreases
Thinking about the movie "Powers of Ten" that we discussed during lecture, if you had to
choose a frame that would depict the most accurate representation of reality, which one would
you select? - ANS Depends on what you're interested in
The author of your textbook describes three broad methods of approaching ecology. Which of
the following approaches does he mention? - ANS Theoretical, Laboratory, Field
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