Intro to Ecology Flip2

Ms. Villanueva

A. Ecology

 Ecology comes from the Greek words _____________
(place where one lives) and ____________ (study of).

 Ecology
means____________________________________.

 Ecology specifically means:
___________________________________________
______________________________

B. Key Theme of Ecology

 ___________________ – No organism is isolated.
 An organism’s _____________ ____________ ______

the__________________ with other organisms
___________________________________________
___________________________________________
____________________

C. Two Parts of the Environment

 __________ = all living things that affect
___________________________________________
_________________

 _____________ = nonliving factors (water, soil, etc.)
 A pond has ________, algae, insects, bacteria, and

________ (biotic).

It also has nonliving components such as __________, carbon
dioxide,__________, soil, and _________ (abiotic).

D. Levels of Environmental Organization (from complex to
simple)

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E. What is a Biosphere?

 The _______________, most ___________________
level of______________.

 _____ ____________ are found within the biosphere.

F. What is a Biome?

 An area or region of the world that has
_______________________.

 For example: specific types of plants like in the
___________________________________________
____.

 A rainforest __________________________.

G. What is an Ecosystem?

 An ecosystem includes all ________ organisms _____
all _______________________ in one particular place.

 Two types of Ecosystems
 ___________________ - Land
 ___________________- Water

H. What is a Community?

 ____ the __________ ____________ living in one
area. Example: All the______, turtles, ________, algae,
and bacteria ___________________.

I. What is a Population?

 Includes all the members of a _________ ________
that live in one place. Example: A school of fish

 Populations cannot grow nonstop because the
_____________ contains limited resources known as
________ ___________.

 The largest population that an environment can support is
known as the

_________ ___________.

J. What is an Organism?

 An ____________ is the _________, least complicated
level of organization in our environment. Examples: A
______ _______ or a single individual.