ECOSYSTEMS IN

ACTION
How do living things get organized?
 The Line-Up
 Biosphere – It is the global
sum of all ecosystems.

 Ecosystem – It is a
community including its
surrounding environment
(abiotic factors).

 Community – It is all the

different populations that live
in an area.

 Population – It is all the

member of one species in a
particular area.

 Organism - a living thing.

 Some other concepts
 Ecology – It is the study
of how organisms interact
with their environment.

 Species – It is a group of
organisms that mate and
reproduce.

 Habitat – It is the specific

environment that provides
an organism with the
necessary elements to live,
grow, and reproduce.
 Living or Nonliving?
 BioticFactor – It is the living
parts of a habitat.

– Examples - flowers, worms, frogs.

 Abiotic Factor – It is the non-

living parts of a habitat.

– Examples - water, sunlight, oxygen

Examples of Population
Examples of Community
Ecosystem