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ECOLOGY. The Study of the Interactions Between Organisms and Their Environment. What types of environmental factors affect organisms?. There are two types of environmental factors that affect organisms: abiotic and biotic . Abiotic factors are the non-living parts of the environment.
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ECOLOGY The Study of the Interactions Between Organisms and Their Environment
What types of environmental factors affect organisms? There are two types of environmental factors that affect organisms: abioticand biotic.
Abiotic factors are the non-living parts of the environment. Ex:sunlight, air, water, soil, temperature
Biotic factors are all of thelivingand once-livingorganisms in an environment.
population What are the levels of organization in the living world? community ecosystem organism biome biosphere
Organism • Single individual living in an area
Population • All the individuals of the samespecies living in the same area
Species –a group of organisms capable of producing fertile offspring.
Communities • All the differentpopulations (species) living in the same area
Ecosystems • All the biotic (living) and abiotic (nonliving) things in an area including water, sunlight, oxygen, temperature, and soil
Biomes • Ecosystems grouped together based on their climate, and their similar animal and plant characteristics
Habitat • Place where the organism lives Example: the habitat of a lion is the grassland
Niche • Role or job of the organism within the environment Example: niche of a lion is a hunter