Levels of Organization & The Scientific Method

A living organism that shapes its environment

• biotic factor

• abiotic factor

• consumer

• producer

A nonliving condition or thing, such as climate or habitat, that influences or affects an ecosystem and the organisms in it.

• biotic factor

• abiotic factor

• parasite

• organism

A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment

• ecosystem

• community

• food chain

• biodiversity

The place or location where an organism lives

• community

• habitat

• ecosystem

• host

A group of individuals of one species that occupies a particular geographic area

• community

• population

• organism

• biodiversity

An interacting group of various species in a common location

• population

• species

• community

• competition

The portion of the planet in which living things are found

• ecosystem

• biosphere

• biome

• atmosphere

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

• habitat
• diet
• niche
• ecosystem

a species on which other species in an ecosystem largely depend, such that if it were removed the ecosystem would change drastically

• keystone species

• stone species

• limestone species

• sandstone species

A community of organisms and their abiotic environment.

• Environment

• Biosphere

• Ecosystem

• Community