Living & Non-living BioticAbiotic Animals Plants Microbes Clouds Rocks CO 2 O2O2 Water

(1)bacteria and soil (2) earthworms and nutrients (4) fertilizer and decomposers (3) moisture and minerals Abiotic factors that affect the growth of grass in a lawn include

BIOTIC Individual

Population I I I I I I I I I = Individual (single organism) Population I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Community Who Does ECOLOGY Study?

Sugar maples in a field E. Coli bacteria in your intestine WPHS students

Abiotic (limiting) Factors, like: Water Oxygen Sunlight Temperature etc. Population I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Community + = an Ecosystem (Ecological system) Biotic Factors

Define the following using ecological terms