UMary Allen
I-Ecology yinzululwazi. Kukwibhayoloji, inzululwazi yobomi. Igama lesiGrike elithi "eco" lithetha "indlu" okanye "indlu". Imalunga nokuhlalisana kwabantu ngezinto zabo. I-ecology imalunga nendlela izilwanyana kunye nezityalo ezihlala ngayo kunye. Yonke into ephilayo ibalulekile nakwezinye izinto eziphilayo, kwaye ikwayitshintsha indawo ehlala kuyo.
I-ecologist ngusosayensi ofunda umsinga, umzekelo. Ihlathi, idlelo, okanye umjelo ubizwa ngokuba yi-ecosystem: Iintlanzi, amaxoxo, izinambuzane kunye nezinye izilwanyana zihlala emanzini omlambo. Kukho izityalo nalapho. Uyakwazi ukubona izidalwa elunxwemeni. Ngokomzekelo, isazi ngendalo sifuna ukufumanisa ukuba zingaphi na iintlanzi nezinambuzane, nokuba zininzi izinambuzane ezithetha ukuba zininzi iintlanzi eziphila kuba zifumana ukutya okungakumbi.
Xa besiva igama elithi iecology, abantu abaninzi bacinga kuphela ngemekobume, enokungcoliswa. Kubo, eli gama lithetha into efana nokukhuselwa kwendalo. Rhoqo uthi “eco”. I-“eco-detergent” kuthiwa ayilunganga kangako kokusingqongileyo. Itheko eliluhlaza ngamanye amaxesha libizwa ngokuba “yi-eco-party”.