1.  Biodiversity Mitchell, Gillian, Ferris, Jacob

2. Part 1 - Habitat  Habitat: place where an animal lives that provides the things that specific organism needs.  Organism: any living thing that can grow and reproduce  The basic needs in always found in a habitat are food water shelter.

3. Different habitats Animals live in different habitats because all animals have different needs. For example polar bears need a cooler temperature to survive but trees need to live in a warmer habitat. Some examples of different habitats and rainforests, planes, mountains and oceans.

4. Part 2 - Biotic Factor  A biotic factor is the living component that affects an organism in it’s environment, like what it eats, who eats them, etc.

5. Importance of Biotic Factors  Biotic Factors are important because organisms interact with them and they are the reason that certain animals live in certain habitats.  Examples: Animals, trees, bacteria, bugs, flowers, food/prey, predators, fungi, disease, microorganisms, etc.  Biotic Factors in our environment are trees, grass, bushes, flowers, other people, squirrels, etc.

6. Part 3 – Abiotic Factors  The nonliving components of the atmosphere that affect organisms.

7. Importance of Abiotic Factors  Abiotic Factors are important because if you don’t have abiotic factors, then the biotic factors would have no place to live.  Examples: Sun, water, soil, oxygen, temperature, altitude, cloud cover, etc.  Abiotic Factors are different from biotic factors because biotic factors are living and abiotic factors are nonliving.

8. Part 4 – Levels of Organization  Organisms- A living thing  Species- A type of organism  Population- The number of living things that live together in one place  Communities- A group of living things  Ecosystems- All the biotic and abiotic things that interact with each other in a certain area

9. Examples of Levels  Organisms: Plants, animals, fungi, bacteria  Species: Dogs, cats, humans, rats  Population: Humans, animals  Communities: Animals with plants  Ecosystems: Plants, animals, sunlight, water, and minerals