Ecology and Environmental Interactions

The study of the interactions of organisms with one another and their environment

• Geology
• Biology
• Ecology
• Chemistry

nonliving factors in the environment; examples water, soil, and light

• biotic factors
• organic components
• abiotic factors
• ecosystem elements

All the living organisms that interact; example plants, animals, insects, fish

• Population
• Biome
• Habitat
• Biotic

What are the 5 levels of environmental organization?

• Species, Habitat, Ecosystem, Climate, Biosphere
• Individual, Species, Community, Habitat, Landscape
• Population, Ecosystem, Biome, Climate, Environment
• Organism, Population, Community, Ecosystem, Biosphere

_______ a single living organism, can be a plant or animal

• Organism
• Cell
• Species
• Ecosystem

A group of organisms of the same species that live in a specific geographical area

• Population
• Community
• Ecosystem
• Habitat

All of the populations of species that live and interact in an area

• Population
• Ecosystem
• Community
• Habitat

A community of organisms and the abiotic environment of the community

• Biome
• Population
• Ecosystem
• Habitat

The part of the Earth where life exists

• Atmosphere
• Lithosphere
• Biosphere
• Hydrosphere

An organism that is killed and eaten by another organism

• herbivore
• prey
• predator
• scavenger