EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Ecology is the study of organisms and how they interact with the environment around them. An ecologist studies the relationship between living things and their habitats.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ecology is the study of how organisms interact with one another and with their physical environment. The distribution and abundance of organisms on Earth is shaped by both biotic, living-organism-related, and abiotic, nonliving or physical, factors.

Detailed explanation-3: -Environmental science seeks to protect both human beings and the environment from negative factors such as climate change and pollution. Ecology is the specific study of the relationships between living organisms: humans and animals, animals and plants, plants and organisms.

Detailed explanation-4: -“Ecology” is a term derived from Greek meaning learning about (“logos”) the ecosystems, where “eco” comes from the Greek word “oikos” meaning “household” (Odum and Barrett 2005) – in other words, learning about the life of populations.