Chapter 1

Question 1

adaptation

Answer 1

evolutionary process that changes anatomy, physiology, or behavior, resulting in an increased ability of a population to live in a particular environment

Question 2

aeroecology

Answer 2

interdisciplinary study of ecology of earth’s atm boundary layer and the myriad airborne organisms that depend on that environment for their existence

Question 3

biosphere

Answer 3

portions of earth tha tsupport life

Question 4

ecology

Answer 4

study of relationships between organisms and environment

Question 5

ecosystem

Answer 5

biological community plus all of the abiotic factors influencing that community

Question 6

epiphyte

Answer 6

plant that grows on surface of another plan but is not parasitic

Question 7

evolution

Answer 7

process that changes populations of organisms over time.

-Change in gene frequencies in a population

Question 8

nutrient

Answer 8

chemical substance required for the development, maintenance and reproduction of organisms

Question 9

stable isotope analysis

Answer 9

analysis of relative concentrations of stable isotopes in materials; used to study the flow of energy and materials through ecosystems

Question 10

urban ecology

Answer 10

study of urban areas as comples dynamic ecological systems, influenced by interconnected, biological, physical and social components