BIOL 1001 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Tabula Rasa, Intraspecific Competition, Water Cycle
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Organismal ecology: the study of how an individual interacts with its environment. The focus is on individuals, their environment, and their evolved strategies for coping. Population ecology: the study of a group of individuals of a single species living in the same general area. The geographic boundaries of a population or the point in space that separates distinct populations can sometimes be difficult to define. Community ecology: assemblages of populations of various species living close enough to potentially interact. Ecosystem ecology: the study of how communities interact with their physical environment. Landscape ecology: the study of how components of different ecosystems interact. Global ecology/biomes: the study of distinct areas of the earth characterized by the vegetation type, climate, soil, etc. Example: the boreal forest extends all around the northern hemisphere. Morphology: when an individual changes due to something in its environment. Ontogenetic reaction: when a single individual reacts to a change it its environment.
