PBIO 2090 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Aeration, Humus, Silt

• School: Ohio University
• Department: Environmental and Plant Biology
• Course: PBIO 2090
• Professor: David Rosenthal

Document Summary

The scientific study of the relationships between living orgs and their environments, the interactions of orgs with one another, and the patterns and causes of the abundance and distribution of orgs and nature. Be able to describe the scientific process and understand its components. Observation and data (apply deductive reasoning) formulate a hypothesis predict results assuming hypothesis is correct design and experiment (support results, don"t support aka null hypothesis) To define and describe the scales ecological research. Pattern: study the relationships between pieces or entities of the natural world. Process: identify the cause of those patterns. To describe the effect of temperature and precipitation patterns on the physiognomy of vegetation. Annual precipitation and temperature (climate) determines the limits of vegetation types. Understand the entry point of carbon into the biosphere. Photosynthesis is the entry point of carbon into the biosphere. Identify and understand the similarities and differences of the three photosynthetic pathways.