Quiz: Basics of Ecology

1. “Ecological stoichiometry” examines:

2. Which type of ecology deals with the study of how ecosystems respond to natural or human-induced disturbances?

3. The ‘Intermediate Disturbance Hypothesis’ suggests that:

4. What does the term ‘ecosystem resilience’ most closely refer to?

5. What does ‘metapopulation dynamics’ study?

6. Which of the following would be studied under landscape ecology?

7. What is the final stable stage of ecological succession called?

8. Synecology is the study of:

9. Ecosystem ecology would focus on:

10. Which type of symbiosis is characterized by one species benefiting at the expense of another?

11. In the context of ecological succession, what does ‘facilitation’ mean?

12. A community in ecology refers to:

13. Which ecological principle describes the idea that closely related species are less likely to coexist in the same ecological niche due to competition?

14. The concept of ‘island biogeography’ mainly deals with:

15. Which term describes the ecological succession where an area with no soil and little life (like a newly formed volcanic island) begins to develop ecosystems?

16. What is ‘r-strategy’ in the context of population ecology?