Basic Ecological Concepts Výukový materiál EK Tvůrce: Ing. Marie Jiráková Tvůrce anglické verze: Mgr. Milan Smejkal Projekt: S anglickým jazykem do dalších předmětů Registrační číslo: CZ.1.07/1.1.36/ Tento projekt je spolufinancován ESF a SR ČR
Ecology Ecology is the science which deals with the relationships between organisms and their environment and the organisms themselves.
Ecology interdisciplinary branch of science as an independent discipline in the 20th century a founder- E. Haeckel
Division of ecology by content general ecology – generalizes ecological phenomena special ecology - studies different groups of organisms
Special ecology according to a group of organisms according to ecological relationships according to the environment for organisms
Division of ecology by ecological relationships autecology –individual species demecology – population synecology - communities, ecosystems
Ecological concepts biotop - a place that provides living conditions for all organisms a habitat - location - clearly defined location the range - the geographical area of the species on Earth
Ecological concepts population - a set of individuals of the same species living in a certain place at a certain time biocenosis - a community - a collection of individuals of different species in a given habitat
Ecological concepts ecosystem - a set of organisms and their environment an ecological niche - the place and functional classification of organisms in an ecosystem
Ecological concepts a biome - a set of similar ecosystems a biosphere - the global sum of all ecosystems on Earth
Living conditions abiotic – consisted of inanimate nature biotic - consisted of animate nature
Worksheet - review What does the ecology deal with? What is an interdisciplinary science? What does the special ecology deal with? Explain the concepts – a population, a community. How do you divide the conditions of life?
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