Ecology is the study of the way organisms interact with their environment. :
Ecology is the study of the way organisms interact with their environment.
Introduction :
Introduction Groups of animals live in specific habitats.
There are two factors included in every habitat:
Biotic factors
Living things, like…?
Abiotic factors
Nonliving things, like…?
Like a set of nesting dolls… :
Like a set of nesting dolls… We can think about the interactions and types of living things by organizing them into groups, smallest to largest.
A species includes only one type of organism.
Example: Pigeons
A population includes all members of one species that live in the same area.
Example: all the Pigeons in Hamilton
…bigger and bigger groups! :
…bigger and bigger groups! A community includes all of the different species that live in the same area.
Example: all the pigeons, ants, maple trees, dogs, etc. that live in Hamilton
An ecosystem includes both the community and the abiotic factors.
Example: the Hamilton community plus the cars, buildings, rocks, air…
Your Job is going to be to re-create your very own ecosystem… :
Your Job is going to be to re-create your very own ecosystem…