An Introduction to Ecology and the Biosphere
The Scope of Ecology
I.<Tab/>Ecology (Greek)
A.<Tab/>Scientific study of the interactions between organisms and their environment
B.<Tab/>Involve organisms with open systems
C.<Tab/>Naturalists made the process of observing and describing organisms in their natural habitats an end in itself
D.<Tab/>Becoming increasingly experimental
E.<Tab/>Rapidly growing and exciting science due to field experiments
II.<Tab/>The interactions between organisms a…