6.12 C Ecosystem and Organization

Single Organism

A community

A cell

Population

1. reproducing offspring and living together

1. playing games and designing habitats

1. competition with others until there is only one

1. Predator Prey Relationship

Communities of interactions between gazelles, zebras, lions, and other living organisms.

Only nonliving things like air, soil and water.

Single organisms that have no interactions.

Autotrophs that have many interactions.

1. A population is a group of different species, while a community is a group of similar species.

1. A population is a group of the same species, while a community includes different populations.

1. A population is a larger group than a community.

1. A population can exist without a community.

They provide the backdrop but do not interact with the organisms.

They are less important than the organisms.

They interact with and support the life of organisms.

They only provide living space for the organisms.

They compete for resources.

They exist independently of each other.

They have no direct interaction.

They form a hierarchical system contributing to the ecosystem’s survival.

hierarchy

community

organism

ecosystem

population

snakes, frogs, and small fish

a frog

an army of frogs

snakes, frogs, small fish, algae, oxygen, minerals, and light

all the living organisms in a particular area

the abiotic factors in an environment

different organisms interacting with each other

a group of individuals of the same organism living in the same area

a single organism living in its natural habitat

the landscape and climate of an area

different populations living and interacting in the same area

the entire ecosystem, including all biotic and abiotic factors