Ecologists study relationships Flashcards
1
Q
what is ecology?
A
the study of the interactions between living things and of living things and their surroundings.
2
Q
what is an organism?
A
an individual living thing
3
Q
what is a population?
A
group of the same species that live in one area.
4
Q
what is a community?
A
group of different species that live together in one area.
5
Q
what is an ecosystem
A
all of the organisms as well as the nonliving things in a given area
6
Q
what is a biome?
A
a global community of organisms characterized by the climate conditions and plant communities that thrive there.
7
Q
what is observation?
A
the act of carefully watching something over time.
8
Q
what is another method for ecologists to research other than observations?
A
experiments
