Chapter 50 Introduction to Ecology & The Biosphere
Ecology scientific study of interactions between organisms & their environments (biotic & abiotic factors
Biotic – living Animals Plants Fungi Bacteria Protists
Abiotic – nonliving water air soil
Biomes: Rainforest
Desert
Savanna
Chaparral
Temperate grasslands
Temperate deciduous forest
Taiga
Tundra
Marine biomes: intertidal zone, coral reef, benthos
Geothermal vents (black smoker)
Freshwater biomes
Wetland, Estuary