1. If biology is the study of living organisms, what is ecology?

2. Ecology Scientific study of the interactions of organisms, or groups of organisms, with their environment

3. Organism level – adaptations of one kind of organism to theirenvironment

4. What kinds of adaptations does a white-tailed deer need to be successful in the Okanagan Highlands?Are these the same sorts of adaptations the deer needs to be successful in the valley bottom?

5. Population level – interbreeding group of organisms of one species

6. Please name the populations you see in the last photograph.

7. Community – groups of populations in a particular area

8. Rosario Beach intertidal zonewhat populations would you expect to find?

9. Ecosystem – community plus non-living factors

10. Ecosystem Biotic factors Abiotic factors

11. Students add factors Biotic Abiotic