PPT-ECOLOGY! *Ecology= the study of interactions among organisms and their environments.

I Biotic and Abiotic Factors A Biotic Factors all living things that inhabit an environment 1 relationships with organisms of the same or different species B Abiotic Factors The nonliving environment. Secondary 1. Origin of the word…”ecology”. Greek origin. OIKOS = household. LOGOS = study of…. Study of the “house/environment” in which we live.. The study of living organisms in their natural environment. Organism ecology . = . relationship between organism and physical environment. . Population ecology. . =. investigates the dynamics of population change. Community ecology. . =. focuses on patterns of species diversity and interactions. holism. reductionism. climax community. Organicism. teleology. deep ecology. Gaia theory . positive versus negative biotic interactions. pristine myth. Films often portray organisms and ecological interactions . In short, . ecology . is the scientific study of the . interactions of organisms with their environment. .. All organisms . interact. with other organisms in their surroundings and with the nonliving portion of their environment. . Introduction. Field Tester Workshop. July 9, 2009. Holly Gaff. 1. Overview. Ecology 101. What is Ecology?. Why Study Ecology?. How to Study Ecology?. Where does Ecology fit?. Ecology and Math. Meet the Modules. Biosphere: All life on earth and parts of earth in which life exists (land, water and atmosphere). Studying Our Living planet. Science of Ecology. Study of interactions of living things, their surroundings or environments. and. Levels Of Organization in . Biology and Ecology. Springfield Central High School. Questions to Answer. Daily Problem Set Unit 2- #1. 1. . Explain what ecology is. . 2. . In the relationship between the lynx and the hare, what factors, biotic and . Ecology. : the relationships between living things and their environment. .. Terms to Know:. Biotic. – all living organisms. Abiotic. . – all non-living things (air, water, light, rocks, soil,…). 2018 ECOLOGY (B&C) KAREN LANCOUR National Bio Rules Committee Chairman karenlancour@charter.net C. Robyn Fischer National Event Supervisor Ecology Events Ecology – principles of ecology related to terrestrial environments – Geography. Resources. Phylogeny. Community. Redrawn from Fauth . et al. . (1996). Community. – collection of species that occur at the same place & time, circumscribed by natural (. e.g. ., serpentine soil), arbitrary, or artificial (. . Why does ecology matter?. Ecologists complete investigations on the environment, climate change, farming, energy, food, health, green living, and eco friendly products, etc... Example problems that ecology handles. Lecture Presentation by . Nicole . Tunbridge. and. Kathleen Fitzpatrick. Discovering Ecology. Ecology. is the scientific study of the interactions between organisms and the environment. *small scale geological events affect evolution over generations.. abiotic. conditions. A traveler should be a botanist, . for in all views plants form . the chief embellishment. Charles Darwin,. The Voyage of the Beagle. Belize. Anza-Borrego Desert,. California. Manning Park. Looks at the . Interaction &. Interdependence. Of organisms to each other and to their environment.. We have studied . Genus and species. populations. Expanding outward to…. ECOLOGY. “ECO” – “the Environment” /”nature”.