The Biosphere

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Chapter 34 The Biosphere
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Deep Sea Hydrothermal Vents
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Ecology
The study of interactions between organisms and
between organisms and their environment
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Levels of Ecology

• Organism level
• Population level
• Community level
• Ecosystem level

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The Biosphere
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Abiotic factors influence living organisms

• Solar energy
• Water
• Temperature
• Wind

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The importance of adaptations
Organisms can usually only survive in areas where
they evolved
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The importance of climate
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