Introduction to Ecology

The study of the interactions between organisms and their environment

• Biology

• Ecology

• Sociology

• Geology

The unique role an organism plays in an ecosystem, such as the way it survives, eats and relates to other organisms

• Nikche

• Nice

• Quiche

• Niche

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

A place where an organism lives

• Ocean floor

• Woods

• Habitat

• Niche

All the organisms of the same species living in the same area or community

• Community

• Population

• Habitat

• Ecosystem

The part of the earth that supports life; includes the top portion of the earth's crust.

• Tropospher

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

• Ozone

All living things in a given area, living and non-living.

• Ecosystem

• Biotic

• Community

• Species

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

A group of very similar organisms that can mate and reproduce offspring of the same type

• Community

• Population

• Species

• Niche

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

The non-living parts of the environment such as rocks, air, temperature, sunlight, and water

• Abiotic

• Biotic

• Habitat

• Community

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The living or once living organisms in an ecosystem

• Biology

• Abiotic

• Biotic

• Ecology

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which of the following has the levels of organization in order from smallest to largest?

• Biosphere, Ecosystem, Community, Population, Species, Organism
• Organism, Species, Community, Ecosystem, Biosphere
• Organism, Species, Community, Population, Ecosystem, Biosphere
• Biosphere, Ecosystem, Community, Population, Organism, Species