With a partner, examine the

images to the right.

Describe the differences

between the four identified circles.

Essential Question:How is the environment

organized?

Standard:S7L4 Students will examine the dependence of organisms on one another and their environments.

Just like in the human body, the

environment can be organized into different levels.

Use your graphic organizer to take notes.

OrganismAn organism is a single individual animal, plant, or other living thing.

PopulationA population is a group of

organisms of the same species that live in the same area.

CommunityA community is all the populations

that live and interact with each other in a particular place.

An Ecosystem is the Biotic (living) and Abiotic (non-living) factors in a

particular environment.

Ecosystems are smaller

than biomes.

What are some of the Abiotic (non-living) factors in this

ecosystem?Sun

WaterSoil

Ecosystem

An Ecosystem can be as small as a swamp or as large as a

forest or desert.

What part of the ecosystem is missing?

BiomeA Biome is a region of

Earth that has a particular climate and certain types

of plants.

Biosphere

The Biosphere is the part of the earth and atmosphere

in which living things exist.

What level of the environment is missing?

Biome…Can you guess which type of Biome is shown? How do you know?

What is missing?Biome and Biosphere

Organization of Matter, Living Things, and the Environment

Activity

Identify the level of the following:

With a partner, identify the following:

1. Biotic factor 3. Organism 5. Community

2. Abiotic factor 4. Population 6. Level of Organization

Organization of the Environment Summarizer