ecology Flashcards
who coined the term ecology
earnst haeckel
oikoc means
home
logos means
study
branch of ______ that deals with ?
biology, study of relationship between different living organisms and their environment
levels of organization
organelles
cells
tissues
organs-system
system-species
*species (smallest)
populations
communities
ecosystems
biomes
the biosphere
refers to the group of living organisms that contains similar individuals that is capable for reproduction and interbreeding
species
it is all of the individuals of the same species within an ecological community. set of organisms of the same kind, that is genetically similar enough to be capable of interbreeding with each other, found occupying a single locale
population
dynamics of species that lives in the same area and how these interact with the environment
population
group of actually or potentially interacting species living in the same location. they are bound together by a shared environment and a network of influence each species has on the other
community
refers to the interaction of biotic and abiotic factors within the environment. deals with the study of the relationship between living and non-living components within the environment to form a bubble of life
ecosysten
groups of ecosystems that share similar climatic conditions and same kind of abiotic and biotic factors spread over a large area. they are either terrestrial or aquatic
biomes
some of the most prominent biomes of the world
desert biome, rainforest biome, savannah biome
last level of ecological pyramid and is the region of the earth that encompasses all living organisms: plants, animals and bacteria. it is a feature that distinguishes the earth from the other planets in the solar system
biosphere
body of all life on earth
biosphere
it is everything around us including us
environment
