Ecology
ECOlOgy : the study of .
environment
the relationships between organisms and their
theyTerms
Biodiversity variety of: life
Communities : species that occupy a particular
L) works on 3 levels that area b the interactions between them
.
communities that
work
together to create
Ecosystems :
Biological are
complex life together with their associated .
environment
Species : most basic unit of biological
1 .
Ecosystem Diversity classification -
organisms with the ability to
of habitats communities
variety inter breed I reproduce
·
3)
ecological processes
Population : A group
of a species in an
Genetic
2 .
Diversity environment
of
diversity genetic characteristics
·
(expressed or recessive) within a
species
. Species
3 Diversity Species have either an
the number a relative abundance of species autotrophic or heterotrophic
found in a
given biological organization
. method of nutrition
.
Autotroph organisms : that produce
their food from
own
organic molecules
Heterotroph : organisms which derive
energy from other living organisms