Ecology is . . . http://www.phschool.com/science/ca_sci_exp_transparencies/earth_sci_unit5.pdf
An organism has all the characteristics of life. Yuh know me; I keep it homeostatic. An organism has all the characteristics of life.
Members of a population must be all the same species. A population is group of interacting and interbreeding organisms. Members of a population must be all the same species. Hey Marty, tell those two to keep their interaction PG.
A community is a group of interacting populations. Is he trying to tell me something?
It contains no abiotic factors. A community includes all the living things (biotic factors) in one place. It contains no abiotic factors.
An ecosystem is a community plus its non-living (abiotic) environment. Abiotic Factor Biotic Factor
A Biome is a collection of ecosystems that have about the same temperature and amount of rain or snow.
Biome: collection of ecosystems that have similar climates Ecosystem: community plus its non-living (abiotic) environment Community: includes all the living (biotic) things in one place (not the abiotic) Population: group of interacting interbreeding organisms of the SAME species Individual: single living thing