Question

Define ecology and identify the two features of organisms that ecologists try to explain. Discuss examples of experiments that examine these features.

Answer 1

Answer:

Ecology is defined as the scientific study of the complex interactions between organisms, and the environment of the earth. Ecologists study, and examine the features of biotic and abiotic factors of the environment.

Abiotic factors include non-living factors, the physical, and chemical attributes, for example light, water, temperature, and nutrients which helps to influence the abundance, and distribution of organisms.

Biotic factors include living factors, the other organisms which are part of a separate environment, similarly influence the abundance and distribution of life present on Earth.