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Levels of Organization in Ecosystems

Levels of Organization in Ecosystems. Biotic and Abiotic Factors. Biotic factor: any living thing in the environment Plants, animals, bacteria, protists , fungi Abiotic factor: any nonliving part of an environment Water, sunlight, oxygen, temperature, soil

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Levels of Organization in Ecosystems

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  1. Levels of Organization in Ecosystems

  2. Biotic and Abiotic Factors • Biotic factor: any living thing in the environment • Plants, animals, bacteria, protists, fungi • Abiotic factor: any nonliving part of an environment • Water, sunlight, oxygen, temperature, soil • In any ecosystem, all living things interact with at least some other biotic and abiotic factors in the ecosystem

  3. Levels of Organization

  4. Levels of Organization

  5. Levels of Organization • Community: made up of all the populations that live in an area at the same time • Example: Can include raccoons, pines, ferns, mushrooms, mosses, dragonflies, and other populations • Ecosystem: made up of one or more communities in an area and their abiotic factors • Biome: a group of ecosystems that have similar climates and organisms • Biosphere: the part of Earth that supports life • The top part of Earth’s crust, the waters that cover the Earth’s surface, the surrounding atmosphere, and all biomes

  6. Habitats

  7. Niches

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