Section 15.1- Introduction to Ecology

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the study of how living things interact with one another and with their physical environment is

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ecology

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ecology means

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study of houses

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ecologists refer to an organism’s environment or home is its environment

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habitat

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the living things such as animals, plants, fungi, and microbes are the ________________ of the habitat

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biotic factor

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nonliving things in an habitat

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abiotic factors

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the relatively thin layer of the earth’s surface in which life exists is called the

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biosphere

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the biosphere includes portion of the

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atmosphere
lithosphere
hydrosphere

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large geographic regions

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biomes

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a biome is identified by its_________________, the species of plants that dominate the region

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climax vegetation

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smaller areas that are the basic unit of ecology that may be defined as the interrelated network of all organisms and their environment within a limited area

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ecosystems

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two categories ecosystems fall under

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terrestrial
aquatic

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all the living things in an ecosystem

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community

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a group of organisms of the same species living in the same ecosystem

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population

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the populations in a community are

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interdependent

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each population can be furthered divided into individual living things called

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organisms

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the smallest unit of the biosphere

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organism

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ecosystems are constantly

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changing

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an ecosystem’s ability to withstand and recover from changes

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stability

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the movement of animals into an ecosystem

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immigration

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the movement of animals out of an ecosystem

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emigration

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Father of Natural History

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John Ray

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the biblical doctrine that man can learn of the wisdom and power of God by studying His creation

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natural theology

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six levels of an ecology

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1. biosphere
2. biomes
3. ecosystem
4. community
5. population
6. organism