Chapter 1
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| show | a broad-scale region dominated by similar types of ecosystems.
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| show | testable explanation for an observed phenomenon
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| show | make predictions about how nature works using a set of explicit assumptions.
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| show | community
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| A scientist wants to manipulate glucose levels in amphibians to determine freeze tolerance at -5 Celsius. Which arena would suit this question best? | show 🗑
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| All populations of different species living and interacting within an ecosystem are referred to collectively as a(n) _____ | show 🗑
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| show | concentration of nitrogen
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| An ecologist measured the length and weight of different individuals of a species of bird. The most common method of graphically displaying the data is a ______ | show 🗑
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| show | b. death rate.
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| show | theory
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| Because ecology relies on many different branches of science (e.g., geology), it is considered ______ | show 🗑
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| show | biomes
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| Consider the question: "Why do tropical rain forests support a greater diversity of species than temperate forests?" At which level of organization would this be addressed? | show 🗑
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| show | ecosystem
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| If x and y have a positive relationship as shown by a scatter plot, then the value of y will do what? | show 🗑
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| Moisture and concentration of oxygen ________. | show 🗑
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| show | a search for evidence that proves our concepts wrong
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| show | individual
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| The basic unit of ecology is the individual because it what? | show 🗑
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| show | observation, ask a question, form a hypothesis, test a hypothesis, form a theory
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| The interaction of a biotic community and its abiotic environment is referred to as a(n) ________ | show 🗑
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| show | eliminate incorrect ideas
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| The term "ecology" is defined as the study of the ________ | show 🗑
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| Which economist influenced Darwin's conception of natural selection? | show 🗑
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| Which model would you use to examine the relationship between nitrogen concentration and plant growth? | show 🗑
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| Which of the following best represents the flow of the scientific method? | show 🗑
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| Which of the following is a cornerstone of the science of ecology? | show 🗑
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| show | tropical rainforest
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| show | a. temperature
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| show | What is the relationship between resource availability and birthrate?
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| What question is most appropriate to an investigation at the landscape level? | show 🗑
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| Which of the following represents the correct organization of ecological systems from the lowest to the highest level of organization? | show 🗑
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| show | It involves and draws from various fields of science such as geology, hydrology, and meteorology.
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| show | Environmentalism
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| show | Ecology
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| A group of individuals of the same species that occupies a given area is referred to as a(n) ___________ | show 🗑
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| show | Model
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| show | community
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| All science begins with an _______, which is the first step in the process known as the scientific method. | show 🗑
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| show | community
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| show | productivity
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| The _______ forms the basic unit in ecology. | show 🗑
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| The living, or _____, and nonliving, or ________, components of the environment interact within an ecosystem. | show 🗑
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