Studying the Environment as Ecologist

Identify ways in which ecologists study the environment.

Discuss the different spheres of Earth and how they interact with one another. Differentiate between a community and a population. Distinguish between ecosystem and biome. Compare habitat and niche. Discuss the predator-prey relationship and how this relationship is beneficial in an environment. Describe and give examples of the various symbiotic relationships (mutualism, commensalism, parasitism). Differentiate between food chains and food webs.