Pearson Interactive - Lesson 1 Living Things & the Environment

A living thing

• Organism

• Habitat

• Species

• Population

An environment that provides the things a specific organism needs to live, grow, and reproduce.

• Biotic Factor

• Abiotic Factor

• Ecosystem

• Habitat

Parts of a habitat that are living, or once living, and interact with an organism.

• Abiotic factor

• Biotic factor

• Community

• Ecology

Parts of a habitat that are non-living, and interact with an organism.

• Abiotic factor

• Biotic factor

• Community

• Ecology

A group of organisms that can mate with each other and produce offspring.

• Community

• Population

• Species

• Ecosystem

All members of one species living in a particular area.

• Community

• Population

• Species

• Ecosystem

All the different populations that live together in an area.

• Community

• Population

• Species

• Ecosystem

The community of organisms that live in a particular area, along with their non-living environment.

• Community

• Population

• Species

• Ecosystem

The study of how organisms interact with each other and with their environment.

• Ecology

• Organism

• Habitat

• Species

What is an example of a biotic factor?

• Worms

• Sun

• Soil

• Water