1. Population and Ecosystems
Investigation 1
Population and Ecosystems

2. Ecology Ecology is the study of ecosystems.
Give examples of an individual, population, and community in an ecosystem.
What is an ecosystem.

3. Individual
One single organism.

4. Population
All the individuals of one kind (one species) in a specified area at one time.

5. Community
All the interacting populations in a specified area.

6. Ecosystem
A system of interacting organisms and nonliving factors in a specified area.

7. Biotic and Abiotic
Biotic Factors: Living organisms and products of organisms
Abiotic Factors: Nonliving things in an ecosystem.

8. Activity: Card Sorting
You will work in groups of two.
One deck of ecosystem cards
Sort cards into different piles.
The piles should be: Individuals, Populations, Communities, Ecosystems, and Abiotic Factors
Record card-sort onto the given worksheet.