1. 6 Levels of environmental organization

2. Introduction to ecology

3. ECOLOGY
The study of the interactions of living organisms with one another and with their environment

4. organism
A living thing

5. Population
A group of organisms of the same species that live in a specific geographical location

6. Community
All the populations of species that live in the same habitat and interact with each other

7. Ecosystem
A community of organisms and their abiotic environment

8. biome
A major regional community of organisms, defined by climatic conditions and plant communities living there; they contain many ecosystems.

9. Biosphere
The part of the Earth where life exists

10. Example Organism = Single student
Population = 7th grade students at DMS
Community = ALL students at DMS
Ecosystem = DMS (students, staff, the classrooms, desks, etc.)
Biome = All the middle schools in Cobb County

11. AC Questions for back of flip book
What is the definition for ecology? What is the definition for ecology in your own words?
What is an abiotic factor? What is a biotic factor?
Imagine a horse in a forest. Name 1 abiotic factor and 1 biotic factor in the forest that the horse would interact with and how?
Within a biome, how can the environment be organized into levels from complex to simple.

12. OL Questions for back of flip book
What is the definition for ecology?
What is an abiotic factor? What is a biotic factor?
List 3 abiotic factors, then list 3 biotic factors.
How do the populations in a community depend on each other?