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1Elements of Ecology, 9e (Smith)Chapter 1The Nature of Ecology1.1Short Answer Questions1) ________ is activism with a stated aim of protecting the natural environment, particularlyfrom the negative impacts of human activities.Answer: EnvironmentalismTopic: Section 1.1Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge/Comprehension2) ________ is the scientific study of the relationship between organisms and their environment.Answer: EcologyTopic: Section 1.1Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge/Comprehension3) The living, or ________, and nonliving, or ________, components of the environment interactwithin an ecosystem.Answer: biotic; abioticTopic: Section 1.2Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge/Comprehension4) A group of individuals of the same species that occupies a given area is referred to as a(n)________.Answer: populationTopic: Section 1.3Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge/Comprehension5) All populations of different species living and interacting within an ecosystem are referred tocollectively as a(n) ________.Answer: communityTopic: Section 1.3Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge/Comprehension6) At the ________ level, an ecologist might focus on the factors that affect the relativeabundance of various populations in the area.Answer: communityTopic: Section 1.4Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge/Comprehension7) All science begins with ________, which is the first step in the process known as the scientificmethod.Answer: observationTopic: Section 1.5Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge/Comprehension

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