Ecology Notes
organism A complete living thing
species Similar organisms that live in the same environment that can product fertile offspring
populations A group of the same species living in the same area – a population of bears or robins
Habitats The place where a species or organism lives
communities Many populations that live in the same area competing for the same things, water, shelter, food
ecosystems The interaction of communities with the non living envirnoment
succession Ecosystems that change over time Pond dries up becomes a meadow which becomes a forest
Ecology The study of ecosystems, ecologist are the people who study it – they study both living and non living things in the envirnoment
Pollution in ecosystems All living things get rid of waste but humans produce waste that effects the balance of nature. 3 ways
biomes Large groups os ecosystems that are found in the same area. Desert oceam grasslands forest tundra
Biosphere The part of the planet where life exists Includes both living and nonliving things All the biomes of the world are in the biopshere