ecology Flashcards
is the scientific study of the
interactions between living organisms and their environment. It explores how organisms, populations, and communities adapt, interact,
and thrive within their ecosystems.
Ecology
Ecology is the scientific study of the
interactions between living organisms and their environment. It explores how organisms, populations, and communities adapt, interact,
and thrive within their ecosystems.
It is an interdisciplinary field that includes
biology, geography, and earth sciences.
Two major subdivisions of modern ecology are:
Autecology (Population Ecology)
Synecology (Community/Ecosystem Ecology)
focuses on
the study of individual species in relation to their
environment.
Autecology (Population Ecology)
studies groups of different species and their
interactions within a shared environment.
Synecology (Community/Ecosystem Ecology)
is a community of living organisms
(plants, animals, microbes) interacting with each
other and their non-living environment (air, water,
soil)
ecosystem
is the basic unit of the field of the
scientific study of nature
ecosystem
It is made up of two inseparable components:
abiotic and biotic components.
the non-living, physical, and chemical
elements of an ecosystem. They create the environment in which biotic components exist
and interact.
Abiotic
the living organisms within an
ecosystem. They interact with each other and with abiotic components to maintain the flow of energy and nutrients through the
ecosystem.
Biotic
FOUR BROAD CATEGORIES OF
ENVIRONMENT
TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT
FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT
OCEANIC MARINE ENVIRONMENT
SYMBIOTIC ENVIRONMENT
It is based on land,
contains biomes, such as
Forests, grasslands, and
savannas deserts, etc.
TERRESTRIAL
ENVIRONMENT
an
environment where water remains
mostly still or moves very slowly.
Examples include lakes and ponds.
Standing-water habitat
an
environment where water is constantly
flowing, such as in rivers and streams.
Running-water habitat
It has saltwater and can be
generally divided into two
parts: the shallow waters
near the coast, called the
neritic zone, and the deeper
waters farther out in the
ocean, known as the oceanic
region.
OCEANIC MARINE ENVIRONMENT
It describes a situation where two or more different types of organisms live together and help each other out
SYMBIOTIC
ENVIRONMENT
types of SYMBIOTIC
ENVIRONMENT
Mutualism
* Parasitism
* Commensalism
focuses on
applying engineering principles and
technologies to address ecological
challenges and enhance environmental
quality.
Environmental Engineering
is the study of ecosystems, focusing
on the interactions between organisms and their environment
Ecology
serve as practical units within
which ecological principles can be observed, tested, and understood.
Ecosystems
