BIO 1500 chapter 2
1. What is ecology?: Ecology is the study of the interactions of living organisms with their environment
2. Why should we study ecology?: Humans are a part of the ecological landscape, and human health
is an important part of interaction with our living environment
3. A is an organism that transmits a pathogen.: vector
4. Ecosystem involves both the living and nonliving factors (Biotic and abiotic)
(TRUE OR FALSE): True
5. ORGANISMAL ECOLOGY:: Organismal ecology looks at how individual animals adapt to where they live
by studying their body, how they work inside, and what they do to cope with their environment.
6. POPULATION ECOLOGY:: Population ecology studies groups of animals in the same area over time. It
looks at what affects their numbers and distribution. For instance, ecologists might study the endangered Karner blue
butterfly and how changes in its habitat impact its population.
7. Species within a population are able to : interbreed
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,8. COMMUNITY ECOLOGY:: Community ecology studies groups of different species living together in the
same area. It looks at how species interact, like competing for resources or preying on each other, and how these
interactions affect the community's structure.
9. Briefly discuss conspecific/intraspecific and heterospecific/interspecific in-
teractions:: Conspecific/Intraspecific Interactions: These happen between individuals of the same species. For
example, competition among lions for mates or territory.
Heterospecific/Interspecific Interactions: These occur between individuals of different species. For example, when a
lion hunts and eats a zebra, or when a bee pollinates a flower.
10. ECOSYSTEM ECOLOGY:: Ecosystem ecology studies the interactions between living and nonliving things
in an area. It looks at how nutrients and energy move through ecosystems and influence the distribution of organisms.
11. GLOBAL ECOLOGY:: -The biosphere is the global ecosystem- the sum of all ecosystems and landscapes
on the planet
- Global ecology studies how materials and energy move around the planet and how this affects where organisms live.
12. studies where living things (biotic) are found on Earth
and how factors like climate and geography influence their distribution.: Biogeog-
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13. When ecologists study patterns of species they find :
species: found only in a specific geographic area, restricted
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1. What is ecology?: Ecology is the study of the interactions of living organisms with their environment
2. Why should we study ecology?: Humans are a part of the ecological landscape, and human health
is an important part of interaction with our living environment
3. A is an organism that transmits a pathogen.: vector
4. Ecosystem involves both the living and nonliving factors (Biotic and abiotic)
(TRUE OR FALSE): True
5. ORGANISMAL ECOLOGY:: Organismal ecology looks at how individual animals adapt to where they live
by studying their body, how they work inside, and what they do to cope with their environment.
6. POPULATION ECOLOGY:: Population ecology studies groups of animals in the same area over time. It
looks at what affects their numbers and distribution. For instance, ecologists might study the endangered Karner blue
butterfly and how changes in its habitat impact its population.
7. Species within a population are able to : interbreed
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,8. COMMUNITY ECOLOGY:: Community ecology studies groups of different species living together in the
same area. It looks at how species interact, like competing for resources or preying on each other, and how these
interactions affect the community's structure.
9. Briefly discuss conspecific/intraspecific and heterospecific/interspecific in-
teractions:: Conspecific/Intraspecific Interactions: These happen between individuals of the same species. For
example, competition among lions for mates or territory.
Heterospecific/Interspecific Interactions: These occur between individuals of different species. For example, when a
lion hunts and eats a zebra, or when a bee pollinates a flower.
10. ECOSYSTEM ECOLOGY:: Ecosystem ecology studies the interactions between living and nonliving things
in an area. It looks at how nutrients and energy move through ecosystems and influence the distribution of organisms.
11. GLOBAL ECOLOGY:: -The biosphere is the global ecosystem- the sum of all ecosystems and landscapes
on the planet
- Global ecology studies how materials and energy move around the planet and how this affects where organisms live.
12. studies where living things (biotic) are found on Earth
and how factors like climate and geography influence their distribution.: Biogeog-
2/8
, raphy
13. When ecologists study patterns of species they find :
species: found only in a specific geographic area, restricted
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