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What is the ecology?
Ecology is the science that studies living beings and their relationship with theenvironment, meaning, with their habitat
Mention the 4 branches of ecology
Autecology, synecology, population ecology, ecosystem ecology
What is the environment?
The environment is the global system consisting of natural and artificial elements of physical, biological, chemical and sociocultural nature, constantly modified by human or nature action, and that governs the existence and development of life.
Classifications of biotic factors
Autotrophs, heterotrophs, decomposers
What is an abiotic factor?
Abiotic factors refer to the physical and chemical conditions in the environment, such as climate, temperature, salinity of water, minerals in the soil.