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WHAT COMPRISES ECOLOGY?
Ecology comprises of the following: HABITAT POPULATION COMMUNITY ECOSYSTEM
HABITAT: An ecological or environmental area that is inhabited by a particular animal or plant species.
POPULATION: Collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular species living in a particular habitat.
COMMUNITY: All the population of organisms living and interacting with one another in a particular habitat.
ECOSYSTEM: Natural unit consisting of all plants, animals and micro-organisms in an area functioning together with all of the non-living physical factors of the environment.
These terms can be linked:
POPULATIONS------> COMMUNITIES------> ECOSYSTEMS------> BIOSPHERE*
*BIOSPHERE includes all parts of the Earth where life can be found.
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WHAT COMPRISES ECOLOGY?