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Who started the idea of natural selection- organic evolution?
Charles Darwin
Ecology.
What is the study of interactions among organisms and their environment?
Does photosynthesis contribute to ecology?
Solar radiation is made available through the process.
What type of animal eats only plants?
Herbivores
One organism benefits and the other is killed.
What is predation?
Who developed the idea of ecosystem ecology, known as the father of modern ecology?
Eugene and Odum
Autotroph.
what is an organism that can produce its own food?
Do Tor F Energy is pass down through tropic levels?
False
What type of animals eat only animals?
Carnivores
One organism benefits and the other is not affected.
What is commensalism?
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
What type of organism eats plants and animals?
Omnivore
Both organisms benefit.
What is mutualism?
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 type of organism breaks down dead organisms?
Decomposer
One organism benefits and the other is harmed.
What is parasitism?
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
What type of organism eats dead and/or decaying matter?
Detritivore/Scavenger
What is the main branch in ecology?
Terrestrial Ecology.