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ECOLOGY
Date:__________________
Ecology: The study of the interactions of _______________ organisms with each other and
with the _______ - ____________ components of their environment.
 Abiotic Factors: non-living components
o Ex: _________________________, _____________________, _______________
 Biotic Factors: living
o Ex: interaction of _______________ and _____________________
Why study ecology?
 The understand the ______________ and what happens when things ____________.
What are the most important things for life on earth?
1. ________________ = ________________________
2. ________________ = ________________________
3. ________________ = ________________________
4. ________________ = ________________________
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Date:__________________
Ecosystem: a system of all the interacting __________________ and _______________ parts of a
certain place
Ex:
 ________________ (land)
o Forest
o Grassland
o tundra
 ________________ (water)
o Lake
o River
o Swamp
Biodiversity: the ________________ of different _______________ in an ecosystem
 More biodiversity = likely more ___________________ /stable (less likely to be “harmed”)
 Ex:
o Artic - ____________ biodiversity
o Rainforest - _____________ biodiversity
Bill Nye - Biodiversity
1. There are millions of different species living together in an ____________________________
2. The earth’s environments are crawling with ______________________
3. Nearly ¾ of the world’s surface is covered with water so most of the world’s living things live in
the ______________________
4. All living things depend on other living things. The more different kinds of living things in an
ecosystem, the more successful it is; we call this _______________________
5. It is important to realize how __________________ plants and animals are on each other
6. Humans introduce a lot of __________________ things in an environamnet
7. _____________________ problems are our problems
8. The best way to wipe out a specifes to remove them from their ________________ environment
9. ______________________________ of all species in the world live in the sea
10. What can you do to promote biodiversity?
a. _________________________
b. Leave nature in nature
c. Plant a ______________________
d. While hiking or biking, stay on trails
e. Don’t _______________________
11. There are lots of living things you can’t even see like mold, spores and __________________