PCB 3044- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 37 pages long!)

• School: UCF
• Department: Process Cell Biology
• Course: PCB 3044
• Professor: Katherine Mansfield

Document Summary

Ecology: study of relationships btw organism in env. Ecosystem: bio community of interacting organisms & their physical environment: events in natural world r interconnected. Eg: case study: high incidence of deformities in amphibians. + permeable skin -> pollutants molecules can pass thru easily. + life on land + h2o -> exposed to pollutants & uv in both environment. Humans have big impact on planet -> need to understand how natural systems work. Species do(cid:374)"t i(cid:374)teract directly can b connected by shared environmental features. If 1 aspects on environmental altered -> can cause other unintentional changes. Many human actions -> human health risks: ecology. Environmental science: natural science + social science. + focus on how ppl affect environment & how to address environment. + balance of nature: natural system r stable & return to original state after disturbance. + each species has a distinct role to play in maintaining balance. + natural syste(cid:373)s do(cid:374)"t (cid:374)ecessarily retur(cid:374) to original state after disturbance.