Levels of Organization

All of the biomes together. The portion of the Earth that supports life. High atmosphere to the bottom of the ocean.

• Biome

• Ecology

• Biosphere

• Abiotic

A large region characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of plant and animal communities

• Biome

• Biotic

• Species

• Ecosystem

A collection of interacting populations that live together in a defined area.

• Population

• Individual

• Community

• Species

The scientific study of interactions among organisms and between organisms and their environment (or surroundings).

• Marine Biology

• Zoology

• Biology

• Ecology

A collection of organisms that live in a particular place,

together with their physical environment.

• Population

• Community

• Species

• Ecosystem

Living things within the ecosystem.

• abiotic

• biotic

• species

• individual

A group of organisms of one species that interbreed, living in the same place at the same time.

• Individual

• Species

• Population

• Biome

A group of organisms so similar to one another that they can breed and produce fertile offspring.

• Community

• Species

• Individuals

• Population

Non-living parts of the ecosystem - Examples: water, air, soil, and sun.

• BIotic

• Abiotic

• Biosphere

• Biotic

A single organism.

• Community

• Species

• Individual

• Population