Which Statement About Environmental Interaction Is NOT Correct

question 35

Multiple Choice

Which statement about environmental interaction is NOT correct?

• A)Study of organisms and their interactions with the environment is called ecology
• B)To study ecology,we must separate living organisms from their environment
• C)The evolutionary history of a lineage is connected to the environment where it lived
• D)Organisms are intimately connected with their physical environment

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Definitions:

Limiting Factor

An environmental condition that restricts the growth, abundance, or distribution of an organism or a population within an ecosystem.

Nutrient

A substance that provides nourishment essential for the growth and maintenance of life.

Nitrites

Compounds containing the nitrite ion, NO2−, often used in food preservation and potentially harmful in high concentrations.

Bicarbonate

A bicarbonate ion (HCO3-) or a salt containing it, which acts as a buffer to maintain the pH balance in blood and other fluids.