People
Who started the idea of natural selection- organic evolution?
Charles Darwin
Define ecology.
Study of life
Does photosynthesis contribute to ecology?
Solar radiation is made available through the process.
What type of animal eats a variety of foods?
Generalists
Why do we study ecology?
Provides new knowledge between people and nature.
Who developed the idea of ecosystem ecology, known as the father of modern ecology?
Eugene and Odum
Define autotroph.
An organism that can produce its own food
Do Tor F Energy is pass down through trophic levels?
False
What type of animals eat few to one type of food?
Specialists
What are the types of ecology?
Organisms, communities, population and ecosystem.
Which scientist is best known for discovering bacteria and developing microscopes, concept of the food chain?
Antony van Leeiwenhoek
Define niche.
The role, or way of life of a species within its environment.
Are Tor F Earth's resources finite?
True
Biosphere, biome, ecosystems, community, population, species
What are the levels of ecology?
When did ecology become popular?
1960's
Who classified organisms as plant or animals?
Carl Linnaeus?
Define commensalism.
Only one species benefits without harming or benefitting the other.
What is the common number of links in a food chain?
Four
What does it mean to be interdependence?
The survival of species that is dependent on other living organisms and nonliving.
What is the difference between ecology and ecosystem?
Ecology is the study between living organisms and their environment, ecosystem is the place where interactions between non-living and living things occur.
Which scientist was the first to coin the idea of ecology?
Ernest Haeckel
Cover large areas and are characterized by their climate and the types of plants and animals that are found there
What are ecological principles?
Basic beliefs about ecosystems and how they function
Give an example of a niche. Explain
Hawk and owl. Owls hunt during the night, hawks hunt during the day. If two species occupy the same niche they would constantly be in competition.
What are the main branches in ecology?
Marine and Terrestrial Ecology.