Ecology Characteristics of Living Things 1.00_ECOLOGY_BIO 1 INTRO Ecology Characteristics of Living Things Slides 1-9
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Ecology: “eco” means habitat or environment Greek: house “ology”means study of.
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WHAT IS ECOLOGY? Ecology -The scientific study of interactions between different organisms and between organisms and their environments (surroundings), focusing on energy transfer -Study of interactions between biotic and abiotic factors of organisms in environmental systems. -Is a science of relationships What do you think about when I say ecology? Recycling? Acid rain?
WHAT IS ECOLOGY? Ecology -These interactions Determine both the distribution of organisms and their abundance Where organisms are found and how many of them there are. What do you think about when I say ecology? Recycling? Acid rain?
WHAT IS ECOLOGY? Ecology -Both observational/descriptive and experimental Observing what’s there and seeing how it changes. Rigorous - mathematical modeling of populations and ecosystems. Ecological time Minute-to-minute interactions. Compare to evolutionary time. What do you think about when I say ecology? Recycling? Acid rain? http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/animals-behaving-worse/americas-least-wanted/911/
Characteristics of Living Organisms
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