Introduction

Question 1

Ecology

Answer 1

The scientific study of the processes of influencing the distribution and abundance of organisms, the interactions among organisms, and the transformation and the flux of energy and matter

Question 2

Autecology

Answer 2

The biology of a species and how it interacts with an environment

Question 3

Population ecology

Answer 3

Drivers of species abundance, spatial patterns, and population growth rates

Question 4

Community ecology

Answer 4

Relationships among species, species abundance in relation to other species, consumptive, competitive

Question 5

Ecosystem ecology

Answer 5

Relationship between species and the abiotic environment; how species respond to and influence biogeochemical cycling