Unit 2 Challenge 2 Ecology and Eco System Science

Unit 2 Challenge 2 Ecology and Eco System
Science
1 — Ecology
Identify emergent properties at different levels of the organism organization.
Which of the following is an emergent property at the ecosystem
level of organization?
 a.)
The differences between organisms within a species
 b.)
The relative abundance of species
 c.)
The types of ecosystems
 d.)
The interactions between communities
Which of the following is an emergent property at the community
level of organization?
 a.)
The exact species that exist
 b.)
The number of females versus males
 c.)
Climate and weather patterns
 d.)
Interactions between living organisms and the area's abiotic factors
2 — Population Ecology: Exponential vs.
Logistic Growth Models
Differentiate between exponential and logistic population growth models.