Levels of Organization in an Ecosystem

A collection of organisms that belong to different populations but all live in the same area and interact with one another.

• Population

• Ecosystem

• Community

• Ecosphere

A place where an organism lives.

• Terrain

• Habitat

• Community

• Population

A collection of organisms that make up a community as well as all of the nonliving aspects of the environment.

• Population

• Community

• Habitat

• Ecosystem

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The role or function or job of a species in a community.

• habitat

• diet

• niche

• ecosystem

Two organisms that are so similar they can interbreed in nature and produce fertile offspring.

• biotic factor

• herbivore

• ecosystem

• species

Nonliving factor that affects an ecosystem...

• biotic factor

• abiotic factor

• food chain 

• biome

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Living factors or organisms that affect an ecosystem...

• abiotic factors

• species

• trophic level

• biotic factors

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What are the biotic factors in this image?

• sunlight, elephants, and grasses

• sunlight, water,  and air

• elephants, plants, trees 

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What are the abiotic factors in this image? 

• water, sunlight, dirt, air

• birds and plants

• water, plants, and birds 

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An ecosystem contains living and nonliving things.

• True

• False

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