Environmental Science: Section 1-1 Everything Is Connected

1. What is one way alligators and other organisms interact? fish use holes dug by alligators

2. What is Ecology? The study of interactions of living things and their environment.

3. What is the biotic part of the environment? All the living things that live together and interact.

4. What is the abiotic part of the environment? Nonliving factors such as: soil air water temperature sunlight, etc.

Biotic Abiotic Biotic or Abiotic? 5. alligator 6. gar 7. temperature 8. water 9. plants 10. rocks Biotic Abiotic

Put the five levels of environmental organization in order from smallest to largest ____ 11. population ____ 12. biosphere ____ 13. individual organism ____ 14. ecosystem ____ 15. community 2 5 1 4 3

16. A group of seaside sparrows competing for food, nesting space, and mates in a salt marsh is an example of the __________ level of environmental organization. population

17. List four species in the salt marsh community. gull sparrow snail algae egret cordgrass heron jellyfish shrimp sea croaker turtle

18. List three ways that species in the salt marsh community use cordgrass eating it for food eating algae on it building nests hiding in it shelter and protection

19. An ecosystem is made up of a community of organisms and the ____________ parts of the environment, such as temperature, soil, and water. Abiotic

20. The ocean, the air, and all areas of Earth where life is are all parts of the ________ level of organization. biosphere

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