Ecology is the study of organisms in relation to the surrounds in which they live. These surrounds are called the environment of organism. This environment is made up of many different components, include other/ living organisms and their effects, and purely physical features such as the climate and soil type. Ecologist, those who study/ecology are always aiming to/understand how an organism fits into its environment Ecology principles and applications J.L. Chapman and M.J. Reiss, Cambridge Universi(wiess, 1999Ecology is the study of organisms in relation to the surrounds in which they live. These surrounds are called the environment of organism. This environment is made up of many different components,include other living organisms and their effects,and purely physical features such as the climate and soil type. Ecologist, those who study ecology ,are always aiming to understand how an organism fits into its environment. Ecology principles and applications----------------------- J.L.Chapman and M.J.Reiss,Cambridge University Press,1999