Introduction to Ecology

The study of the interactions between organisms and their environment

• Biology

• Ecology

• Sociology

• Geology

A group of very similar organisms that can mate and reproduce offspring of the same type

• Community

• Population

• Individual/Organism

• Niche

A population of different species that exist in an ecosystem

• Habitat

• Community

• Population

• Ecosystem

All the organisms of the same species living in the same area or community

• Community

• Population

• Habitat

• Ecosystem

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

• Abiotic

• Biotic

• Habitat

• Community

The living or once living organisms in an ecosystem

• Biology

• Abiotic

• Biotic

• Ecology

The part of the earth that supports life; includes the top portion of the earth's crust.

• Tropospher

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

• Ozone

Regions of the world with similar climate (weather, temperature)

• Ecosystem

• Habitat

• Biome

• Niche

Is a deer an abiotic or biotic factor? 

• abiotic
• biotic

Is a weather an abiotic or biotic factor? 

• abiotic
• biotic