Ecology
By The End of this Presentation....
You Should Know the Following Terms:
1.Ecology
2.Abiotic
3.Biotic
4.Species
5.Population
6.Community
7.Ecosystem
What is Ecology?
Ecology is the study of interactions between living organisms
and their environment.
Abiotic Factors
All the non-living parts of a ecosystem. Examples: Standing
Water, Air, Spider Web, Soil, Rocks, Sunlight, etc...
Biotic Factors
All the living (or once living) parts of the ecosystem.
Species....
Refers to a single, unique individual living organism. So unique
that it can only breed with a member of its own species.
Example: A Canada Goose in Hamilton, MI.
Population
A population includes all the members of the same species that
live in the same area.
Example: All the Canadian Geese that live in Hamilton, MI.
Community
A community includes all the different species that live in the
same area.
Example: All the Geese, Blue Jays, ants, maple trees, etc...
that live in Hamilton, MI
Ecosystem
An ecosystem is the community plus the abiotic factors.
Example: All the geese, ants, maple trees, dogs, etc....plus the
abiotic factors in Hamilton.
An Example...
A Real World Ecosystem Issue...