What Do You Know About Ecology Flashcards

What do you know about ecology? Ecology is the study of living things, their relations to each other, and their environment. The flashcards prepared here will offer you a chance to understand the basics of ecology and which terms you will come across in your class. Read each carefully to understand each card and its contents. All the best!

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What different levels of organization do ecologists study?










IndividualPopulationCommunityEcosystemBiomeBiosphere
What methods are used to study ecology?
Observing, Experimenting and Modeling.
Ecology
Study of interactions between organisms, each other, and their surroundings.
Biosphere
The portion of the earth, within the atmosphere that contains life.
Species
A group of organisms so similar that they can breed and produce fertile offspring.
Population
Groups of individuals that belong to the same species and live in the same area.
Community
Assemblage of different populations that live together in an area.
Ecosystem
All organisms as well as the environment around them in a particular place.
Biome
Group of ecosystems with similar climate and dominant communities.