1. Introducing

2. log, -o, y (G) suffix study of
Ecology
Eco
logy
the study of the relationships between biotic and abiotic factors in environments
eco (G) root home, abode
log, -o, y (G) suffix study of
ecosystem
ecoclimate
ecotourism
climatology
epidemiology
zoology

3. Ecosystem Biotic Factors Abiotic Factors
includes all abiotic and biotic factors in one particular environment
Biotic Factors
Abiotic Factors
the living parts of an ecosystem
the nonliving parts of an ecosystem

4. Biotic Factors Bio include plants, animals, fungi, microorganisms
bio(s), bio(t) (G) root life
biotechnology
biomechanics
biosphere
biofeedback
biostatistics
biography
biotic
biology

5. Examples of Biotic Factors

6. a, an (G) prefix not, without
Abiotic Factors A
include air, water, soil, temperature, wind, source of energy (usually sun)
a, an (G) prefix not, without
abiotic
amusia
amoral
atoxic

7. Examples of Abiotic Factors

8. Examples of Ecosystems
Coral Reef in Belize
Mountains in Colorado
Arizona Desert

9. Ecosystems Biotic Abiotic
do not necessarily have clear boundaries due to biotic and abiotic changes
can change daily as things move from one ecosystem to another
Biotic
Abiotic
migration, seed dispersal
flood, erosion, drought

10. Biotic Factors interact with each other in complex ways
parasitism mutualism competition
such as
also interact with abiotic factors in the ecosystem
dependent upon water, minerals, temperature, light

12. Biome
a major regional or global biotic community, a super ecosystem, defined chiefly by the dominant forms of plant life and the prevailing climate

13. Major Biomes of the World
desert
grassland
tropical rain forest
deciduous forest
coniferous forest
tundra
ocean

14. Levels of Organization
biome
group of organs working together
one individual living thing
group of different kinds of tissues working together
all organisms of the same kind living in one area
large region with typical plants and animals that includes several ecosystems
all living and nonliving things interacting within a certain area
all interacting populations in an ecosystem
group of similar cells organized to work together
smallest unit of living things
ecosystem
community
population
organism
organ system
organ
tissue
cell

15. Bibliography
Arms. (1996). Environmental Science. Orlando,Florida: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc.
McLaren, James E, and Rotundo, Lisa (1985). Heath Biology. D. C. Heath and Company.
The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Third Edition. (1992). Houghton Mifflin Company.