Ecology is the study of living organisms and how they interact with their environment
CURRICULUM OBJECTIVES
Interactions between organisms
Food chains & food webs
Feeding relationships
Nitrogen, Water and Carbon Cycle
Roles of Decomposers
Ecology is a branch of science including human science, population, community, ecosystem, and biosphere. Ecology is the study of organisms, environment and how the organisms interact with each other and their environment. It is studied at various levels such as organism, population, community, biosphere, and ecosystem.
Biotic and Abiotic Factors:
The main aim of ecology is to understand the distribution of biotic and abiotic factors in the environment. The biotic and abiotic factors include the living and non-living factors and their interaction with the environment.
Abiotic components are non-living chemical and physical factors of an ecosystem. These components could be acquired from the atmosphere, lithosphere, and hydrosphere. A few examples of abiotic components include sunlight, soil, air, moisture minerals, and more. Living organisms are grouped into biotic components whereas non-living components like sunlight, water, topography are listed under abiotic components.
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MANS IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT:
Humans have impacted the biodiversity and environment in several crucial ways. The broad term used to describe this effect is known as the anthropogenic effect which refers to effects created by human activity and normally refers to environmental pollution.
A number of activities that humans are involved in contribute to the changes in the environment. The table below lists some of these activities and their effects on the environment.
Humans have impacted the biodiversity and environment in several crucial ways. The broad term used to describe this effect is known as the anthropogenic effect which refers to effects created by human activity and normally refers to environmental pollution.
A number of activities that humans are involved in contribute to the changes in the environment. The table below lists some of these activities and their effects on the environment.
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