Ecology Concepts Hierarchy Word bank: Ecosystem Species Niche Population Biome Community Biosphere Habitat Ecology Concepts Hierarchy Use the images, text, and word bank to name each of the levels of the hierarchy. Use one word per slide.
The zone of life on Earth Where abiotic (non-living) and biotic (living) factors are interdependent
Globally distributed areas of similar climate, geography, organisms
Subset within (and sometimes outside of) the global zone The functional unit of ecology
All the life (biota) of the ecosystem
A group of al the same organism type, living together
Successfully interbreed, producing viable, fertile offspring Lynx rufus
Where that organism lives; its ‘home’
The specific set of requirements and the role each organism type plays Territory 25-30 square miles for males Several dens Females never share territory Mainly hunt rabbits and hares