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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.

Where are we? Earth – this is same as biosphere.

We are in Asia – same as Biogeographical Region

We are in Taiwan – same as Biome

Our city is Kaohsiung – this is same as Habitat

We are in Dashe – this is same as habitat

E-Da World– is still same as habitat

The school – this is your Microhabitat

Main Campus– still microhabitat

You – type of Organism

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)