Populations, Communities, and Ecosystems

A Population includes...

• All of 1 type of organism

• Different species of organisms living together.

• Living organisms and non-living factors all in the same place at the same time.

A Community is...

• All of one type of organism.

• Living organisms and non-living factors in the same place at the same time.

• All of the different populations living together.

Biotic means...

• Non-living factors such as sun and water

• Living organisms such as people, grass, and deer.

Abiotic means...

• Living

• Non-living

Food, water, and sunlight are examples of...

• Biotic

• Abiotic

All of the deer in Calhoun would be...

• A Community

• A Population

All of the humans and deer in Calhoun would be...

• A population

• An ecosystem

• A community

Which ones are NOT an ecosystem?

• All of the dogs in Calhoun.

• All of the dogs and cats in Calhoun.

• The fish, turtles, algea, and dead logs in the pond by our school.

Producer...

• Heterotroph

• Autotroph

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Consumer...

• Autotroph

• Heterotroph

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2