1) Ecology terminology 
Ecophysiology (from Greek οἶκος, oikos, `house(hold)`; φύσις, physis, `nature, origin`; and -λογία, -logia), environmental physiology or physiological ecology is a biological discipline that studies the adaptation of an organism`s physiology to environmental conditions. It is closely related to comparative physiology and evolu...
ecophysiology The study of the interrelationship between an organism’s physical functioning and its environment.