Ecology explained to kids

Ecology is the study of how organisms interact with each other and their environment. Organisms are living things that need food, water, and air to survive. They can be very small, like a virus, or very large, like a whale. The environment is everything that surrounds an organism. It can include air, water, land, rocks, and other living things. Ecologists study how organisms get food, how they reproduce, and how they interact with their environment. Ecology is a branch of biology, the science that studies living things. Ecologists use their knowledge to help solve environmental problems, such as pollution, overpopulation, and loss of habitats.