Biology
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AP Biology Reading Guide Chapter 52 An Introduction to Ecology and the Biosphere Fred and Theresa Holtzclaw Copyright ? 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. - 1 - Name________________________________ Period___________ Chapter 52: An Introduction to Ecology and the Biosphere Overview 1. What is ecology? 2. Study Figure 52.2. It shows the different levels of the biological hierarchy studied by ecologists. Notice also the different types of questions that might be studied by an ecologist at each level of study. Use this figure to define or explain the following terms: organismal ecology population population ecology community community ecology ecosystem ecosystem ecology landscape ecology biosphere global ecology