Human Ecology Flashcards
the science of relationships between living organisms and
their environment.
ECOLOGY
relationship between people and their environment
Human Ecology
everything in a specified area - the air, soil, water, living
organisms and physical structures, including everything built
by humans.
ECOSYSTEM
living component of ecosystem
microorganisms, plants and animals
(including humans)
it impacts human ecology, because human activities is strongly influence the society in which people live
social system
non-living elements, includes, water air temperature stone rocks minerals
Abiotic components
these are all the living organism, this includes, animals, humans
Biotic components
they are living organism in the ecosystem, they are biotic components that takes in energy from sunlight and use it to transform Carbon dioxide and oxygen into sugars, these are plants and photosynthetic bacteria’s
Producers at the base
They are the largest group in the ecosystem, in number and in weight, they act as interface with the abiotic component of the ecosystem during nutrient cycles
Producers at the base
Omnivores, herbivores, carnivores
Consumers in the chain
Living components of t he ecosystem that break down waste materials and dead materials. Example, worms, beetles, many species of fungi and bacteria
Decomposers
They perform vital recycling functions, they return nutrients incorporated in to dead organism to the soil
Decomposers
an evolutionary process that fits organisms to their
environment, enhancing their evolutionary phenotypic or
adaptive trait, with a functional role in each individual
organism that is maintained and has been evolved by natural
selection
ADAPTATION
the scientific study of nature, with the aim of protecting
species, their habitats and ecosystems from extinction.
CONSERVATION
environment being used in a way the is sustainable
Environmental Conservation
