, ECOLOGY
• It is defined as the study of ecosystem.
• In other words, it is a scientific study of
interactions between living organisms with
non living environment.
• Alexander von Humboldt is widely recognized
as the "father of ecology".
, What is ecosystem ?
An ecosystem is a community of
organisms(biotic components) and their
physical environment(abiotic components)
interacting together. The word ‘Eco’ refers to
‘part of world’ and ‘system’ refer to the
coordination of different units together.