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Place these levels of ecological study in order from the least to the most comprehensive: community ecology, ecosystem ecology, organismal ecology,
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The levels of ecological study in order (least to the most comprehensive): community ecology, ecosystem ecology, organismal ecology, and population ecology.
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To study the interactions of organisms with their environment, ecology has been divided into various levels. The levels of ecological study include organismal ecology, population ecology, community ecology, and ecosystem ecology.
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The levels of ecological study from the least to the most comprehensive levels are as follows:
- Organismal ecology: An individual living being is referred to as an organism. Organismal ecology deals with the evolutionary adaptations that allow organisms to face the challenges caused by their abiotic factors.
- Population ecology: Population refers to a group of individual living things of the same species dwelling in a particular geographic area. Population ecology deals with the factors that affect the density and growth of the population.
- Community ecology: The community includes all the individuals that are living in a particular area. Community ecology concentrates on how the interactions are among various species, like competition and predation, affect the structure and organization of a community.
- Ecosystem ecology: In addition to the community of the individuals living in a particular area, an ecosystem includes all the abiotic factors. Ecosystem ecology deals with the energy flow and the cycling of various chemicals among different biotic and abiotic factors.
The ecological study has been divided into different comprehension levels to study the interactions of organisms with their environment.
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