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Name_____________________ Ecology Notes Ecology The interaction between the organisms and ___________________________________ Environmental Organization •Population- __________________________ •Community- all the ____________________in an area •ECOSYSTEM- the community____________and the non living factors (abiotic)-soil, ________________________________________in an area •Biosphere- the portion of earth in _____________________________ Stable Ecosystems •Constant supply __________________________ •Living organisms that can use ________________________________compounds (autotrophs) •_________________________________________ (decomposers) •L_____________________ - Determine the number and type of organisms that live in an area (EX.___________________________________) •Biotic Factors Producers- does ____________________________ ______________________- eat producers and/or other animals ___________________________eats plants, Omnivore-__________________________________, Carnivore- eats animals Decomposers- break down dead organisms, and _________________________( __________________________________) •Habitat____________________________________________________ lives •______________________ - the role the organism plays in the environment •Biomes- large geographic areas on earth that can __________________________(EX-land Biomes- tundra, taiga_________________________________, tropical rainforest, grassland, _____________________, Aquatic Biome-_______________________, smallest change in temp, and largest in________________) Preserving Biodiversity •Increases the survival of species in the face of _____________________________________ •Increases_______________________ of ecosystem •Assures availability of _______________________________________________ •May lead to _____________________________in medical and agricultural research significant to ________________________________________