Elements of Ecology 9th Edition Smith Test Bank

Test Bank For Elements Of Ecology, 9th Edition Thomas M. Smith, Robert Leo Smith Elements of Ecology, 9e (Smith) Chapter 1 The Nature of Ecology 1.1 Short Answer Questions 1) ________ is activism with a stated aim of protecting the natural environment, particularly from the negative impacts of human activities. Answer: Environmentalism Topic: Section 1.1 Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge/Comprehension 2) ________ is the scientific study of the relationship between organisms and their environment. Answer: Ecology Topic: Section 1.1 Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge/Comprehension 3) The living, or ________, and nonliving, or ________, components of the environment interact within an ecosystem. Answer: biotic; abiotic Topic: Section 1.2 Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge/Comprehension 4) A group of individuals of the same species that occupies a given area is referred to as a(n) ________. Answer: population Topic: Section 1.3 Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge/Comprehension 5) All populations of different species living and interacting within an ecosystem are referred to collectively as a(n) ________. Answer: community Topic: Section 1.3 Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge/Comprehension 6) At the ________ level, an ecologist might focus on the factors that affect the relative abundance of various populations in the area. Answer: community Topic: Section 1.4 Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge/Comprehension 7) All science begins with ________, which is the first step in the process known as the scientific method. Answer: observation Topic: Section 1.5 Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge/Comprehension 1 . 8) In a field experiment, an ecologist measures the effects of nitrogen on productivity, plotting data for nitrogen on the x-axis and productivity on the y-axis. In this experiment, the dependent variable is ________. Answer: productivity Topic: Section 1.5 Bloom's Taxonomy: Application/Analysis 9) A(n) ________ is an abstract, simplified representation of a real system, allowing us to predict some behavior or response using a set of explicit assumptions. Answer: model Topic: Section 1.6 Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge/Comprehension 10) The ________ forms the basic unit in ecology. Answer: individual Topic: Section 1.9 Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge/Comprehension 1.2 Multiple-Choice Questions 1) The term