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If biology is the study of living organisms, what is ecology?
Scientific study of the interactions of organisms, or groups of organisms, with their environment
Ecology
Organism level – adaptations of one kind of organism to their environment
What kinds of adaptations does a white-tailed deer need to be successful in the Okanagan Highlands?
Are these the same sorts of adaptations the deer needs to be successful in the valley bottom?
Population level – interbreeding group of organisms of one species
Please name the populations you see in the last photograph.
Community – groups of populations in a particular area
Rosario Beach intertidal zone
what populations would you expect to find?
Ecosystem – community plus non-living factors
Ecosystem
Biotic factors Abiotic factors
Students add factors
Biotic Abiotic
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