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Saturday, 19 November 2016

Ecology and levels of organization


The branch of science (biology) dealing with the relations and interactions between organisms and their environment, including other organisms is termed as ecology. It’s also defined as the study of relationships between living organisms and their environment or the set of relationships of a particular organism with its environment. The word “ecology” was first coined by a germen zoologist, Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919).

The sum total of all surroundings includes abiotic and biotic factors is called environment


Levels of Organization of Ecology

The levels of organizations are divided into following headings:
1.      Living organism: single, may be any type of living organism
2.      Population: total of all living organisms of same species living and interacting in a particular area or habitat and reproduce to give offspring.
3.      Community: different type of population interacting at particular geological area.
4.    Ecosystem: living organism interacts with their physical environment interconnected with different populations transfer energy and material between them.

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