Question 1

A scientist wants to manipulate glucose levels in amphibians to determine freeze tolerance at -5 Celsius.Which arena would suit this question best?

Accepted Answer

A) Laboratory experiment 
B) Field experiment 
C) Field surveys 
D) Observation in the wild 
A) Laboratory experiment 
B) Field experiment 
C) Field surveys 
D) Observation in the wild

Question 2

Which of the following questions is most appropriate to an investigation at the landscape level?

Accepted Answer

A) What is the effect of diminished resources on an individual's life span? 
B) What is the relationship between resource availability and birthrate? 
C) Which factors give rise to the spatial extent and arrangement of the various ecosystems? 
D) How long does it take for carbon to be cycled from the atmosphere into living tissue? 
A) What is the effect of diminished resources on an individual's life span? 
B) What is the relationship between resource availability and birthrate? 
C) Which factors give rise to the spatial extent and arrangement of the various ecosystems? 
D) How long does it take for carbon to be cycled from the atmosphere into living tissue?

Question 3

Why is ecology considered an interdisciplinary science?

Accepted Answer

A) It involves a large expanse of various species. 
B) It involves and draws from various fields of science such as geology,hydrology,and meteorology. 
C) It encompasses the field of environmental science. 
D) It includes the study of human population growth. 
A) It involves a large expanse of various species. 
B) It involves and draws from various fields of science such as geology,hydrology,and meteorology. 
C) It encompasses the field of environmental science. 
D) It includes the study of human population growth.

Question 4

Which of the following is an example of a biome?

Accepted Answer

A) community 
B) landscape 
C) tropical rainforest 
D) ecosystem 
A) community 
B) landscape 
C) tropical rainforest 
D) ecosystem

Question 5

A population refers to all the individuals of the same species that occupy a given area.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The real goal of hypothesis testing is to

Accepted Answer

A) eliminate incorrect ideas. 
B) form a theory. 
C) fully explain observations. 
D) understand why science never changes. 
A) eliminate incorrect ideas. 
B) form a theory. 
C) fully explain observations. 
D) understand why science never changes.

Question 7

A biome is

Accepted Answer

A) the thin layer surrounding the Earth that supports all life. 
B) all the populations of different species living and interacting within an ecosystem. 
C) a broad-scale region dominated by similar types of ecosystems. 
D) an area of land or water composed of a patchwork of communities and ecosystems. 
A) the thin layer surrounding the Earth that supports all life. 
B) all the populations of different species living and interacting within an ecosystem. 
C) a broad-scale region dominated by similar types of ecosystems. 
D) an area of land or water composed of a patchwork of communities and ecosystems.

Question 8

Which model would you use to examine the relationship between nitrogen concentration and plant growth?

Accepted Answer

A) linear regression 
B) species area curve 
C) intermediate disturbance 
D) Hamilton's rule 
A) linear regression 
B) species area curve 
C) intermediate disturbance 
D) Hamilton's rule

Question 9

Which of the following is a cornerstone of the science of ecology?

Accepted Answer

A) Environmentalism 
B) Darwin's theory of natural selection 
C) Economics 
D) Populations 
A) Environmentalism 
B) Darwin's theory of natural selection 
C) Economics 
D) Populations

Question 10

A theory is an integrated set of hypotheses that explains a broad set of observations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

All populations of different species living and interacting within an ecosystem are referred to collectively as a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) community. 
B) biome. 
C) population. 
D) ecosystem. 
A) community. 
B) biome. 
C) population. 
D) ecosystem.

Question 12

The term "ecology" is defined as the study of the

Accepted Answer

A) environment. 
B) relationships between organisms. 
C) relationships between organisms and their environment. 
D) impact of humans on the environment. 
A) environment. 
B) relationships between organisms. 
C) relationships between organisms and their environment. 
D) impact of humans on the environment.

Question 13

Which of the following represents the correct organization of ecological systems from the lowest to the highest level of organization?

Accepted Answer

A) individual,biome,biosphere,community,population,ecosystem 
B) individual,community,population,ecosystem,biosphere,biome 
C) individual,population,community,ecosystem,biome,biosphere 
D) individual,population,community,biome,biosphere,ecosystem 
A) individual,biome,biosphere,community,population,ecosystem 
B) individual,community,population,ecosystem,biosphere,biome 
C) individual,population,community,ecosystem,biome,biosphere 
D) individual,population,community,biome,biosphere,ecosystem

Question 14

The ________ forms the basic unit in ecology.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ________ forms the basic unit in...

Question 15

The living,or ________,and nonliving,or ________,components of the environment interact within an ecosystem.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The living,or ________,and nonliving,or ________,components of the...

Question 16

The basic unit of ecology is the individual because it

Accepted Answer

A) is the basis for ecosystems. 
B) is the unit on which natural selection acts. 
C) cannot be further reduced to smaller parts. 
D) passes genetic information to successive individuals. 
A) is the basis for ecosystems. 
B) is the unit on which natural selection acts. 
C) cannot be further reduced to smaller parts. 
D) passes genetic information to successive individuals.

Question 17

Experiments done at Cedar Creek Long Term Ecological Research site are ideal for examining concepts at what level?

Accepted Answer

A) ecosystem 
B) population 
C) community 
D) individual 
A) ecosystem 
B) population 
C) community 
D) individual

Exam 1: The Nature of Ecology

A scientist wants to manipulate glucose levels in amphibians to determine freeze tolerance at -5 Celsius.Which arena would suit this question best?

Which of the following questions is most appropriate to an investigation at the landscape level?

Why is ecology considered an interdisciplinary science?

Which of the following is an example of a biome?

A population refers to all the individuals of the same species that occupy a given area.

The real goal of hypothesis testing is to

A biome is

Which model would you use to examine the relationship between nitrogen concentration and plant growth?

Which of the following is a cornerstone of the science of ecology?

A theory is an integrated set of hypotheses that explains a broad set of observations.

All populations of different species living and interacting within an ecosystem are referred to collectively as a(n)

The term "ecology" is defined as the study of the

Which of the following represents the correct organization of ecological systems from the lowest to the highest level of organization?

The ________ forms the basic unit in ecology.

The living,or ________,and nonliving,or ________,components of the environment interact within an ecosystem.

The basic unit of ecology is the individual because it

Experiments done at Cedar Creek Long Term Ecological Research site are ideal for examining concepts at what level?

Climate

The Aquatic Environment

The Terrestrial Environment

Adaptation and Natural Selection

Plant Adaptations to the Environment

Animal Adaptations to the Environment

Properties of Populations

Population Growth

Life History

Intraspecific Population Regulation

Species Interactions, population Dynamics, and Natural Selection

Interspecific Competition

Predation

Parasitism and Mutualism

Community Structure

Factors Influencing the Structure of Communities

Community Dynamics

Landscape Dynamics

Ecosystem Energetics

Decomposition and Nutrient Cycling

Biogeochemical Cycles

Terrestrial Ecosystems

Aquatic Ecosystems

Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems

Large-Scale Patterns of Biological Diversity

The Ecology of Climate Change

Filters

The living,or ,and nonliving,or ,components of the environment interact within an ecosystem.