Intro to Ecology Flip2

Ms. Villanueva

A. Ecology  Ecology comes from the Greek words _____________ (place where one lives) and ____________ (study of).  Ecology means____________________________________.  Ecology specifically means: ___________________________________________ ______________________________B. Key Theme of Ecology  ___________________ – No organism is isolated.  An organism’s _____________ ____________ ______ the__________________ with other organisms ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ____________________C. Two Parts of the Environment  __________ = all living things that affect ___________________________________________ _________________  _____________ = nonliving factors (water, soil, etc.)  A pond has ________, algae, insects, bacteria, and ________ (biotic).

It also has nonliving components such as __________, carbondioxide,__________, soil, and _________ (abiotic).D. Levels of Environmental Organization (from complex tosimple)    E. What is a Biosphere?  The _______________, most ___________________ level of______________.  _____ ____________ are found within the biosphere.F. What is a Biome?  An area or region of the world that has _______________________.  For example: specific types of plants like in the ___________________________________________ ____.  A rainforest __________________________.G. What is an Ecosystem?  An ecosystem includes all ________ organisms _____ all _______________________ in one particular place.

 Two types of Ecosystems  ___________________ - Land  ___________________- WaterH. What is a Community?  ____ the __________ ____________ living in one area. Example: All the______, turtles, ________, algae, and bacteria ___________________.I. What is a Population?  Includes all the members of a _________ ________ that live in one place. Example: A school of fish  Populations cannot grow nonstop because the _____________ contains limited resources known as ________ ___________.  The largest population that an environment can support is known as the_________ ___________.J. What is an Organism?  An ____________ is the _________, least complicated level of organization in our environment. Examples: A ______ _______ or a single individual.