Introduction to ecology

Introduction to ecology

By Coach Wilson

​What is ecology?

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1. the branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings.

Literally eco means home and ology means study of. The Earth is our home so...

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​What do ecologists do?

Who are Ecologists? Ecologists study these relationships among organisms and habitats of many different sizes, ranging from the study of microscopic bacteria growing in a fish tank, to the complex interactions between the thousands of plant, animal, and other communities found in a desert.

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​Abiotic and Biotic factors

Description. Biotic and abiotic factors are what make up ecosystems. Biotic factors are living things within an ecosystem; such as plants, animals, and bacteria, while abiotic are non-living components; such as water, soil and atmosphere.

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​In this didactic unit we will study ......

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Study of interactions between organisms and their environment 

• NICHE

• ECOLOGY

• ECOSYSTEM

• COMMUNITY

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Non-living factor that affects an ecosystem

• BIOTIC FACTORS

• FOOD CHAIN

• ABIOTIC FACTORS

• BIOME

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The non-living parts of the environment such as rocks, air, temperature, sunlight, and water

• Abiotic

• Biotic

• Habitat

• Community

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The living or once living organisms in an ecosystem

• Biology

• Abiotic

• Biotic

• Ecology

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Below is a list of factors in an ecosystem. Select all the abiotic factors.

• Shelter

• Water

• Protists

• Sunlight

• Prokaryotes

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All of the water in earth is in the hydrosphere

• True

• False

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The clouds are part of the..

• Hydrosphere

• Atmosphere

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"The rivers holds most of the water of our planet"

• True

• False

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is the part of Earth where life exists

• Biosphere

• Biota

• Geosphere

• Hydrosphere