1. Intro to Ecology

2. Ecology is the study of living organisms and their environment.
What is ecology?
Ecology is the study of living organisms and their environment.
An environment consists of TWO parts:
BIOTIC factors
ABIOTIC factors

3. Biotic Factors Biotic factors are all living and once living. Trees
Fish
Humans
Wood
Deer

4. Abiotic Factors
Abiotic factors include non-living physical and chemical factors.
weather
energy
sunlight
water
soil
temperature

5. Ecosystem
An ecosystem includes all biotic and abiotic factors in one particular environment.
List 3 biotic factors in the picture.
List 3 abiotic factors in the picture.