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ECOLOGY A. Ecology Ecology comes from the Greek words _____________ (place where one lives) and ____________(study of). Ecology means____________________________________. Ecology specifically means: __________________________ _______________________________________________ B. Key Theme of Ecology ___________________ – No organism is isolated. An organism’s _____________ ____________ ______ the __________________ with other organisms ____________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ C. Two Parts of the Environment __________ = all living things that affect ______________ ______________________________________________ _____________ = nonliving factors (water, soil, etc.) A pond has ________, algae, insects, bacteria, and ________ (biotic). It also has nonliving components such as __________, carbon dioxide, __________, soil, and _________ (abiotic). D. Levels of Environmental Organization (from complex to simple) E. What is a Biosphere? The _______________, most ___________________ level of ______________. _____ ____________ are found within the biosphere. F. What is a Biome? An area or region of the world that has _______________________. For example: specific types of plants like in the _________________ ______________________________. A rainforest __________________________. G. What is an Ecosystem? An ecosystem includes all ________ organisms _____ all ____________ ___________ in one particular place. Two types of Ecosystems o ___________________ - Land o ___________________- Water H. What is a Community? ____ the __________ ____________ living in one area. Example: All the ______, turtles, ________, algae, and bacteria ___________________. I. What is a Population? Includes all the members of a _________ ________ that live in one place. Example: A school of fish Populations cannot grow nonstop because the _____________ contains limited resources known as ________ ___________. The largest population that an environment can support is known as the _________ ___________. J. What is an Organism? An ____________ is the _________, least complicated level of organization in our environment. Examples: A ______ _______ or a single individual. K. Two main types of Species Interactions __________________ (Predator and Prey) __________________ (Parasitism, Mutualism, Commensalism) L. Predator and Prey The organism that is eaten is the _____________. The organism that does the eating is the _______________. M. Symbiotic Relationships ________________ - one organism _____________________________ _________________________________________________________ ________________ - both ___________________________________ ________________ - one organism _____________________________ _________________________________________________________ N. Parasitism The tapeworm attaches to ____________________ and _____________ our digestive nutrients. The worm benefits while the person is harmed. O. Mutualism The sea anemone and the clownfish The fish uses the anemone for protection, _________________, the fish __________________________________to the anemone and lures fish into the anemone’s tentacles. P. Commensalism The egret rides on the buffalo’s back feeding on small animals such as __________________________ that are forced out of hiding as the buffalo moves through the grass.