What is the
What does this cartoon mean to you? How do you think it applies
to what we will be learning?
Environmental Science
Mr. Plowman
Unit 1 Exam Statistics
Period 5:
Average: 2.29
Range: 1.08-3.68
Period 6
Average: 2.32
Range: 0.8-3.28
Unit 2: Ecology
Part I: Introduction
Vocabulary
Ecology: the study of the interactions
among living things, and between livings
and their surroundings
What is Ecology?
The study of interactions that take place
between organisms and their
environment.
Interactions
What are they?
How different organisms act on each other.
In wetlands, living organisms interact with nonliving parts
of the environment.
Fish interact with the water
Snails interact with the grasses
Seagulls interact with snails.
Who Studies Ecology?
Ecologist : A person who studies the interactions
between living things (ecology)
Ecologists…
Teach and advise students
Give advice to local, state and federal policy makers
Solve environmental problems
Conduct research outdoors and in laboratories
Help manage natural resources
Ecologist
Average Salary: $50,000
Education:
4-year Bachelor degree
of Science
Ph. D
Extremely hands-on and is
perfect if you like working
outdoors
Field Biologist
Works outdoors, collects data from plant surveys, and
counts birds
Find ways to protect the environment and prevent
species’ extinction
Examine the Interactions
Activity
In 60-seconds, list as many interactions you see
in the previous picture.
Vocabulary
Population
Community
Ecosystem
Biome
Population
Population: A group of the same species that lives in
one area
Community
Community: A group of different species that live
together in one area
Ecosystem
Ecosystem: All the living and nonliving things in an
area
Biome
A major regional or global community of organisms,
characterized by the climate condition and plant
communities that thrive there
What Ecologist Study
Nature on different levels
From small  to large
Levels of Organization
Organism
Population
Community
Ecosystem
Biome
Biomes
Biome: An area that has the same climate and plant
communities.
(Examples: Desert, Tundra, etc)
Ecosystem
Ecosystem: All of the organisms and climate, soil,
water, rocks, and nonliving things in an area
Community
Community: A group of different species that live
together in one area
Alligators, Turtles, birds, fish, and plants
Population
Population: A group of the same species that lives
together in one area
Organism
An individual living thing
Your Turn
Fold the sheet of white paper into 4 squares
In each of the squares, draw and define the following:
Population
Community
Ecosystem
Biome