Chapter 3 pt. 1 Flashcards
the study of systems that include interactions among organisms and between organisms and thier aboitic environment
ecology
The greek root words for ecology:
eco=_______
logy=______ __
eco=house
logy=study of
The greek root words for ecology:
____=house
_____=house of
eco
logy
Ecology is the study of __________ among and between __________ in their abiotic ____________
interactions
organisms
environment
The environment consists of what two parts?
- Biotic
2. Abiotic
living environment
biotic
non-living or physical environment
abiotic
Ecologists are most interested in levels of _________ ___________
biological organization
Individuals of the same ________ occur in populations
species
Individuals of the same species occur in __________
populations
a group of similar organisms whose members freely interbred with one another in the wild to produce fertile offspring
species
a group of organisms of the same species that live in the same area at the sametime
population
populations are organized into ___________
communities
__________ are organized into communities
populations
a natural association that consists of all the populations of different species that live and interact within an area at the same time
community
communities are organized by the ________ and _____ of species
number
type
a community and its physical environment
ecosystem
__________ is a more inclusive term than community
ecosystem
a subdiscipline of ecology that studies processes operating over large areas
landscape ecology
a region that includes several interacting ecosystems
landscape
the parts of Earth’s atmosphere, ocean, land surface, and soil that contain all living organisms
biosphere
The biosphere includes the ___________, lithosphere, and hydrosphere.
atmosphere
The biosphere includes the atmosphere, __________, and hydrosphere.
lithosphere
The biosphere includes the atmosphere, lithosphere, and ___________.
hydrosphere
___________, the gaseous envelope surrounding Earth
atmosphere
___________, Earth’s supply of water
hydrosphere
___________, the soil and rock of Earth’s crust
lithosphere
