1. Organisms and Their Environment
Ecology
Organisms and Their Environment

2. Ecology
Ecology is the study of _________ and how they interact with their ________________.
An _______________ consists of all the living and ___-_________ things in a given area that _____________ with one another.

3. Some Vocabulary
_____________: many different types of organisms living together in an ecosystem
_____________: a particular species within a community (they are similar and can reproduce)
_____________: The place in which an organism lives

4. Food and Energy
____________ are the plants that take energy from the Sun and turn it into food.
____________ get their food by eating plants or organisms that eat plants.
_______________ get their energy by breaking down dead organisms into simpler substances.

9. GrassAntelope Lion Bacteria
Chains and Webs
________ ___________ are strings of organisms that link up together by what they eat
GrassAntelope Lion Bacteria
When food chains overlap they are referred to as ________ _______ (It’s never as simple as the example above because there are more producers-consumers-and decomposers involved)

10. The Battle Begins Organisms ________ for their __________
They compete with members of their own _______________
They compete with other species for _______, ________, and even things like ___________
They even compete for _________ and the resources needed for __________________

11. How might it benefit a species to be hunted by predators?
Predation
A __________ is any organism that kills and eats another organism
The _______ is the organisms that are killed and eaten
How might it benefit a species to be hunted by predators?

12. Organisms in a close relationship that benefits at least one of them
Symbiosis
Organisms in a close relationship that benefits at least one of them
_______________ – One organism benefits and the other is not affected
_______________ – Both organisms benefit from the relationship
_______________ – One organism benefits and one is harmed by the relationship

13. Adapting to the Environment
____________: Evolutionary or behavioral changes that make organisms better suited to their environment
_________________: Individuals best suited to the environment survive and flourish to successfully reproduce

14. What are some Adaptations?
How have organisms adapted to their climate?
To predators?
To Competition?