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. Levels of Organization
biome
all interacting populations in an ecosystem
all living and nonliving things interacting within a certain area
large region with a typical climate that includes several ecosystems
all organisms of the same kind living in one area
one individual living thing
ecosystem
community
population
organism

4. 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

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

6. Examples of Biotic Factors

7. Abiotic Factors A
include air, water, soil/rocks, temperature, sunlight
a, an (G) prefix not, without
abiotic
amusia
amoral
atoxic

8. Examples of Abiotic Factors

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

10. 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

11. 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.