Ecologists study relationships

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study of interactions of living things and environment

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ecology

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individual living thing

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organism

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group of same species

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population

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group of different species

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community

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all organisms+ nonliving things

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ecosystem

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major regional/global community characterized by climate conditions/plants communites

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biome

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ecological research 3 methods

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-observation
-experimentation
-modeling

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act of carefully watching over time

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observation

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observations of populations can be done with

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visual surveys

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used for easy to spot species
ex:binoculars, scopes

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direct surveys

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used for species that r difficult to track
ex: signs of presence(rubs/nests/tracks

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indirect surveys

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experiments r performed in the

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lab/field

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lab experiments give researched more

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control

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lab experiments r not _______ of the complex interactions in nature

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reflective

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field experiment give more accurate picture of ________

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natural interaction

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field experiment may not help determine actual ______

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cause and effect

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_____________ models can be used to model /describe nature

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Computer/mathematical

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modeling allows scientists to learn bout

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ecosystems and organisms in ways impossible nature/lab setting