Levels of Biological Organization

Levels of Biological Organization

by T. Jestine

Poll

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SHOWS THE CORRECT SEQUENCE OF THE LEVELS OF BIOLOGICAL ORGANIZATION?

• Organism, Population, Community, Ecosystem, Biome, Biosphere

• Population, Community, Organism, Biome, Ecosystem, Biosphere

• Organism, Community, Population, Ecosystem, Biome, Biosphere

• Community, Population, Organism, Biome, Biosphere, Ecosystem

LEVELS OF BIOLOGICAL ORGANIZATION

​CELLS

Poll

TRUE OR FALSE

I AM A MULTICELLULAR ORGANISM

• YES

• NO

​POPULATION

A group of organism of the same species occupying any given area, These organisms freely interact with one another. Populations are sometimes associated into smaller groups

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT an example of a population?

• Grade 7 students

• Online Learners

• Teacher and her dog

• Herd of cattle

COMMUNITY

​Consists of all the populations of different species of organisms living together in a given areas. These organisms interact with one another.

Open Ended

How will you describe a community?

​ECOSYSTEM

​Consists of all the community of organisms (biotic components) that inhabit the same area, as well as the non living (or abiotic) components of the area and the set of interactions that exist between these two components.

Open Ended

HOW WILL YOU DIFFERENTIATE COMMUNITY FROM ECOSYSTEM?

​A biome pertains to a collection of ecosystems with similar climates and covering a large geological area. Grasslands, savannas, deserts, and tropical rain forests are examples of ecosystems that cover a large geological area.

​The biosphere consists of the totality of the ecosystems on planet Earth. It also pertains to any part of Earth's sphere where life exists, It is also referred to as the world of life.