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