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    Ecology is the study of interactions between living organisms and their environment. It examines both biotic factors like plants, animals and microorganisms, as well as abiotic factors such as light, water and nutrients. Ecology views ecosystems as integrated and interdependent systems, studying relationships between producers, consumers, decomposers and other components. It involves analyzing these interactions across a hierarchy of organization from organisms to populations, communities and higher levels like ecosystems and the biosphere.

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    Ecology is the study of interactions between living organisms and their environment. It examines both biotic factors like plants, animals and microorganisms, as well as abiotic factors such as light, water and nutrients. Ecology views ecosystems as integrated and interdependent systems, studying relationships between producers, consumers, decomposers and other components. It involves analyzing these interactions across a hierarchy of organization from organisms to populations, communities and higher levels like ecosystems and the biosphere.

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    What is Ecology?

    Origin of the wordecology

    Greek origin
    OIKOS = household
    LOGOS = study of
    Study of the house/environment in which
    we live.

    Ecology is study of interactions between

    non-living components in the environment

    light
    water
    wind
    nutrients in soil
    heat
    solar radiation
    atmosphere, etc.

    AND

    Living organisms

    Plants
    Animals
    microorganisms in soil, etc.

    To study Ecology involves

    For non-living
    (abiotic)

    Climatology
    Hydrology
    Oceanography
    Physics
    Chemistry
    Geology
    soil analysis, etc.

    For living
    (biotic)

    animal
    behavior
    Taxonomy
    Physiology
    mathematics
    (population
    studies)
    etc.

    Ecology

    views each locale as an integrated


    whole of interdependent parts that
    function as a unit.

    caribou
    tundra

    The interdependent parts are

    Nonliving

    Tundra

    dead organic
    matter
    nutrients in the
    soil and water.

    Producers

    green plants

    Consumers

    Decomposers

    Tundra

    Caribou

    herbivores and
    carnivores
    fungi and
    bacteria

    ECOLOGY:
    Levels of Organization

    - a hierarchy of organization
    in the environment

    Levels of organization - Terms

    Biosphere

    Surface of the earth


    Composed of many ecosystems

    Ecosystem

    Large or small as we decide

    Backyard, OMelveney Park, Hedge along Room


    110, etc.

    Levels of organization - Terms

    Population one species live in one place at one time

    Community All populations (diff. species) that live


    in a particular area.

    Levels of organization - Terms

    Habitat physical location of community

    Organism simplest level of organization

    Very complex
    Can contain 100s to 1000s of interacting
    species.

    THEN
    Ecology is an integrated and
    dynamic study of the environment.

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