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)
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.