Ecosystem levels of organization

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What is a community in an ecosystem?

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A community is all the living things that interact in a specific area.

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What is an ecosystem?

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An ecosystem includes all the biotic (living) and abiotic (non-living) factors in a particular area.

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What are biotic factors?

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Biotic factors are the living components of an ecosystem, such as plants, animals, and microorganisms.

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What are abiotic factors?

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Abiotic factors are the non-living components of an ecosystem, such as sunlight, water, rocks, and temperature.

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What is the difference between a population and a community?

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A population is a group of individuals of the same species living in a specific area, while a community includes all the different species in that area.

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What is the largest level of organization in an ecosystem?

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The largest level of organization is the ecosystem itself.

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What is the smallest level of organization in an ecosystem?

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The smallest level of organization is the organism.

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Rank the levels of an ecosystem from largest to smallest.

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Ecosystems > Communities > Populations > Organisms.

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Give an example of a biotic factor in an ecosystem.

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An example of a biotic factor is a tree.

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Give an example of an abiotic factor in an ecosystem.

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An example of an abiotic factor is water.

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