Ecology

Ecology
The study of
the interactions between
organisms
.organisms and their
environment
Between organisms
Organisms and their environment
Food chain: shows how nutrients
move through a series of organisms

Each level
has a name!
Producers: use sun energy
to make their own food

Consumers: eat other
organisms for energy
TROPHIC LEVELS
Biomass: the amount of living
material
Why is this?
Ecosystems actually contain
MANY food chains
We can show it as a FOOD
WEB!
We can also include
decomposers
What do
invasive
species
do to a
food web?
Population: group of
organisms of the SAME SPECIES
found in the same area
Population size can change
Why?

Changes in birth rate (number of
offspring)

Changes in death rate (number of
deaths)
Population growth: humans
Types of growth