1. Study of the Interactions of Living Things in their Environment
Ecology
Study of the Interactions of Living Things in their Environment

2. All the living organisms in an area and their physical environment
Ecosystem
All the living organisms in an area and their physical environment
Includes many complex interactions

4. Biotic
Living parts of an ecosystem

5. Abiotic
Non-living parts of an ecosystem

6. Habitat
The place where an organism lives

7. Niche
An organism’s way of life: where and how it finds shelter and food, how it relates to other animals

8. What’s your habitat?
What’s your niche?

9. Habitat: an organism’s address
Niche: an organism’s job in the
habitat

10. Name the Habitat and Niche

11. The 4 Interactions
Between organisms

12. Predation
One animal consumes animal

13. Predation
Hawk =
predator
Mouse =
prey

14. Competition
2 types of organisms compete for the same resources and territory

15. Mutualism
An interaction where both species benefit

16. Commensalism
One species benefits and the other is not affected

17. Predation Story
Write a paragraph as if you were prey being hunted by a predator (like a fox, cat, or wolf).
Don’t say what you are, we will guess