Exam 4

Question 1

Ecology

Answer 1

The study between the interrelationships of organisms and the physical environment

Question 2

Environmentalism

Answer 2

Using ecological knowledge, ethics, and economics to inform personal decisions and public policy-related responsibilities of the natural world

Question 3

Population

Answer 3

Group of individuals of the same species in a given area that can interbreed and interact

Question 4

Community

Answer 4

An assembly of interacting species living together at the same place and time

Question 5

Ecosystem

Answer 5

A community of organisms in which their physical environment is taken into account. Biotic and abiotic factors.

Question 6

Landscape

Answer 6

Geographic areas that include multiple ecosystems. The presentation and all the visible aspects and topography

Question 7

Biosphere

Answer 7

Planet earth. All of the living organisms on Earth and their respective environments.

Question 8

Weather

Answer 8

The short term state of atmospheric conditions at a place and time.

Question 9

Climate

Answer 9

The long term average atmospheric conditions.

Question 10

Air circulation

Question 11

Ocean Circulation

Question 12

Gulf Stream

Question 13

Biogeography

Answer 13

The study of the distribution of species
Patterns of biogeography are interconnected in the spatial and temporal scales hierarchy.
Global scale –> regional scale –> landscape scale –> local scale

Question 14

biome

Answer 14

Grouping of organisms in climatically related habitats. The same biome can be found in widely separated places. Anywhere you can get the same radiation, precipitation, and topographic conditions.

Question 15

“Use Inspired” Approach

Answer 15

Takes into account the benefits humans can receive from conserving natural areas