environmental science 1

noundomain: thinking

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

the branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment

Synonyms

ecology 2
the branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment
bionomics 1
the branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment

Hyponym

paleoecology 1

noun

the branch of ecology that studies ancient ecology

Member_of_this_domain_-_TOPIC

cosmopolitan 1

adjective

growing or occurring in many parts of the world

endemic 2

adjective

native to or confined to a certain region

community 7

noun

(ecology) a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other

association 8

noun

(ecology) a group of organisms (plants and animals) that live together in a certain geographical region and constitute a community with a few dominant species

food chain 1

noun

(ecology) a community of organisms where each member is eaten in turn by another member