introduction i. terms a. ecology 1. definitions ecology => scientific study of the relationship...

INTRODUCTION

I. TermsA. Ecology1.

Definitions

ECOLOGY => scientific study of the relationship between organisms and their environment

Relationship = InteractionsEnvironment = Abiotic vs. BioticMajor division of study ecosystem

B. Hierarchy of Ecology

1. Abiotic Potential = ??????????

2. Biotic Potential Molecules to Organisms

3. Populations Biosphere

3. Populations Biosphere

Biomes are areas defined by the plant and animal life adapted for a particular biotic region.

C. Why Study Ecology?1.

History

a. Willdenow and Humboldt (early 1800’s) said similar climate = similar plant formsb. Haekel (1866) coined the term “ecology”c. Warming (early 1900’s) related plant morphology and physiology to biogeographyd. Lindeman (1940’s) traced energy flow through a lake community (ecosystem ecology)e. Carlson (1960) wrote Silent Spring

II. Related Fields

III. How to study Ecology?A. Scientific

Method

B. Process of Reasoning1.

Inductive2. Deductive

C. Steps of the Method

Variables: Control

sIndependentDependent

Variables: Control

sIndependentDependent

Variables: Control

sIndependentDependent

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