13.1 Flashcards
What study ecologists?
Environments at different levels of organization
What is organism?
Is an individual living thing, such as an alligator
What is population?
Is a group of the same species that lives in one area.
What is community?
Is a group of difference species that live together in one area.
What is ecosystem?
Includes all of the organisms as well as the climate, soil, water, rocks and other nonliving things in a given area.
What is a biome?
Is a major regional or global community of organisms characterized by the climate conditions and plant communities that thrive three.
What is observation?
Is the act of carefully watching something over time.
What is ecology?
Is the study of the relationship among organisms and their environment