Organization and Interactions in an Environment

What is the lowest level of organization of the biosphere, or the one that has the fewest members?

• Ecosystem

• Community

• Population

• Organism

A nonliving thing that affects the ecosystem

• niche

• biotic factor

• abiotic factor

• species

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A group of interacting individuals of the same species located in the same area

• population

• niche

• community

• habitat

All the populations of different species in a particular area

• habitat

• community

• population

• environment

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

All the living and nonliving factors in an area

• environment

• ecosystem

• habitat

• niche

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The function or position of an organism or a population within an ecological community

• biosphere

• ecosystem

• habitat

• niche

A system comprising all the biotic and abiotic factors in an area and all the interactions among them

• ecosystem

• environment

• abiotic factors

• biosphere

The sum of all living matter on Earth

• biotic factors

• abiotic factors

• biosphere

• species

A living thing that affects the ecosystem

• species

• niche

• biotic factor

• abiotic factor

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

A group of organisms with similar characteristics that are able to interbreed or exchange genetic material

• community

• species

• niche

• population

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4