Eco Interactive Version

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