Physiological ecology - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Scales of Study: CORRECT ANSWERS: spatial temporal paleoecology Levels of Biological Organization: CORRECT ANSWERS: organism population community ecosystem Natural Experiments CORRECT ANSWERS: Naturally occurring events or phenomena having somewhat different conditions that can be compared with almost as much rigor as in experiments where the investigator manipulates the conditions. Accuracy CORRECT ANSWERS: A description of how close a measurement is to the true value of the q...

Biological Fitness Relative genetic contribution of an individual to the gene pool of the next generation(s) Natural selection INDIVIDUALS A process whereby an individual Organism experiences random mutations or other Genetic changes in their genome. If these genetic Changes are beneficial in a particular environment, The individual organism will be more likely to survive And reproduce, creating more individuals with that Genotype. Phenotype everything from RNA--> protein --> development...

present without diminishing Earth's ability to provide for future generations is called a. subsistence agriculture. b. sustainability. c. cultural ecology. d. environmental determinism. e. the organic movement. - correct answer 1) b. sustainability 2) Who argued that virtually no landscape has escaped alteration by human activities? a. Ptolemy b. George Perkins Marsh c. Eratosthenes d. Carl Sauer e. W.D. Pattison - correct answer 2) d. Carl Sauer 3) The old...

Neuroscience correct answers The scientific study of the nervous system. - Divided into sub disciplines. Philosophers correct answers The first scholars to study the relationships between brain and behaviour. - Established the scientific method as our best tool for finding new knowledge. - Had long been concerned with the sources of human behaviour. Biological Psychology correct answers The field that relates behaviour to bodily processes, naturally evolved from those beginn...

RNR 200-Exam 1|48 Questions with Answers "Protecting the Environment" view? - CORRECT ANSWER -Long history of setting aside land to protect flora & fauna (e.g., Europe, China, India, Romans, Aztecs, Incas) § Was this "conservation" ? • Religion or appeasement • For enjoyment of the ruling class Was the "protecting the environment" perspective actual conservation? - CORRECT ANSWER no it was for religion or appeasement for enjoyment of ruling class what are three rese...

Total functioning of a person's living experience; complete physical, mental, and social well being - ANSWER-Health 5 aspects of holistic health - ANSWER-Physical, Psychological, Environmental, Social, Spiritual Healthy if I don't have a disease (model of health) - ANSWER-clinical model If I can get up to do my job I am healthy (model of health) - ANSWER-Role Performance model I have a disease, but I am coping (model of health) - ANSWER-Adaptive model Believes in the WHO definit...

Ecosystem ecology - ANSWER-emphasizes energy flow and chemical cycling between organisms and the environment. Community ecology - ANSWER-examines how interactions between species, such as predation and competition, affect community structure and organization. Population ecology - ANSWER-analyzes factors that affect population size and how and why it changes through time. Organismal ecology - ANSWER-includes the subdiscipline of physiological, evolutionary,and behavioral ecology, is conc...

BIO 317 Ecology Exam 1 Questions And Answers physiological ecology - CORRECT ANSWER how a species responds to an environment population ecology - CORRECT ANSWER population, speciation, evolution, competition, and energy allocation community ecology - CORRECT ANSWER species diversity, competition, and succession biogeochemical ecology - CORRECT ANSWER nutrient cycling, primary productivity, decomposition system ecology - CORRECT ANSWER ...

(Answered) Bio Midterm 3, bio 01 mid term 2, UC Merced Bio 001 Midterm 1 (part 2), biology exam uc merced #1, UC Merced Bio 001 midterm 1 part 3, Biology Midterm 1 (Week 2-6), chapter 46 Ecology ______. is primarily involved with studies of individual organisms is the study of biomes and climate works for the good of the environment is the study of interactions between living organisms and their environment is the study of plant and animal interactions is the study of interactions between...

What is ecology? - Answer-the study of how organisms interact with each other and with their environment What are the 5 areas of ecological study? - Answer--Organismal: study of physiological, evolutionary, and behavioral mechanisms used by individual organisms to meet ecological needs -Population: how populations interact with their environment, how and why the # of individuals changes over time, the proportion of males to females, age of individuals, how likely they are to reproduce or di...