Ecology
ECOLGY The study of organisms and their interactions with the environment Ecologist – scientist who studies ecology
BIOSPHERE AIR, LAND, & WATER THAT IS HOME TO ALL LIVING THINGS ON EARTH 2 PARTS: ABIOTIC FACTORS BIOTIC FACTORS
ABIOTIC FACTORS NON-LIVING PARTS OF AN ENVIRONMENT WATER SOIL LIGHT EX: WATER SOIL LIGHT TEMPERATURE WIND SPACE
BIOTIC FACTORS LIVING PARTS OF AN ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS PLANTS INSECTS EX: ANIMALS PLANTS INSECTS
LEVELS OF THE BIOSPHERE INDIVIDUALS – JUST ONE ORGANISM POPULATION – ALL MEMBERS OF A SINGLE SPECIES THAT LIVE IN ONE AREA HERD, FLOCK, ETC…
LEVELS OF THE BIOSPHERE COMMUNITIES – ALL THE DIFFERENT ORGANISMS THAT SHARE A LIVING SPACE & INTERACT WITH EACH OTHER
LEVELS OF THE BIOSPHERE ECOSYSTEM – EVERYTHING! THE COMMUNITY PLUS THE ABIOTIC/BIOTIC FACTORS EX. FORESTS, PONDS HABITAT – THE TYPE OF ENVIRONMENT THAT A SPECIES LIVES IN PROVIDES FOOD, SHELTER, WATER, ETC.
BIOMES BIOMES – A LARGE GROUP OF SIMILAR ECOSYSTEMS CONTAINING SIMILAR TYPES OF PLANTS & ORGANISMS DUE TO CLIMATE!
Biodiversity Having many different kinds of organisms with the biosphere This is good because if something drastic happens some species will survive