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Excellent Ecology. A Mr Fedley with “No imagination for heading Production”. So what is Ecology?. According to the dictionary, ‘Ecology’ means: the branch of biology dealing with the relations and interactions between organisms and their environment, including other organisms.
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Excellent Ecology A Mr Fedley with “No imagination for heading Production”
So what is Ecology? • According to the dictionary, ‘Ecology’ means: the branch of biology dealing with the relations and interactions between organisms and their environment, including other organisms. • Or to put it simple, how all living things (plants, animals, bacteria etc) interact and live with each other.
Ecosystems • When Scientists talk about an ecosystem, they are referring to the living organisms that live in a specific area, how they affect each other, and how they are affected by the non-living environment around them.
Ecosystems #2 • When looking at an organisms home, there are a couple of things we detail to be a bit more specific. We need to name the following: Biosphere, Biogeographical Region, Biome, Habitat, Microhabitat & Name of Organism.
Now Lets Name An Community and Address A Bit Closer To Home!!
Biospheres & Biogeographical Regions • Biospheres & Biogeographical regions show a very broad example of a habitat. A continent or part of a continent can be a biogeographical regions
Biomes • Biomes are the third level of an organisms address. It refers to the type of climactic conditions (for example; soil type, rainfall, wind conditions, humidity, temperature). • Grasslands, forests and deserts are examples of biomes. We need to remember that specific plants/animals habitat specific areas for a reason (eg we wont see many frogs in the desert)