1. Unit 2: Ecology Lesson #1: Levels of Organization
Objective: understand how the biosphere is broken up into different levels
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2. Ecology Table of Contents
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Ecology Table of Contents
Lesson # Topic Page #

3. A. The Levels of Organization

4. A. The Levels of Organization
Ecology

5. A. The Levels of Organization
Ecology
Study of living things and their interactions with other living or non-living things.

6. Ecologists study different levels of organization.

7. Ecologists study different levels of organization.

8. B. Levels of Organization

9. B. Levels of Organization
Organism- 1 individual living thing

10. B. Levels of Organization
Organism- 1 individual living thing
Population- Group of the same organisms living in one area

11. Community- A group of different populations living in an area.

12. Community- A group of different populations living in an area.

13. Community- A group of different populations living in an area.
Ecosystem- A group of living organisms and nonliving things Interacting in the same area.

14. Community- A group of different populations living in an area.
Ecosystem- A group of living organisms and nonliving things Interacting in the same area.

15. Biome- A large geographical area with distinctive plant and animals adapted to the environment.

16. Biome- A large geographical area with distinctive plant and animals adapted to the environment.

17. Biome- A large geographical area with distinctive plant and animals adapted to the environment.
Biosphere- includes all regions of the earth occupied by living things.

18. Biome- A large geographical area with distinctive plant and animals adapted to the environment.
Biosphere- includes all regions of the earth occupied by living things.

19. C. Parts of an Ecosystem

20. Biotic Factors- Living things
C. Parts of an Ecosystem
Biotic Factors- Living things

21. Biotic Factors- Living things Abiotic Factors- Nonliving things
C. Parts of an Ecosystem
Biotic Factors- Living things
Abiotic Factors- Nonliving things

22. Abiotic Factors- Nonliving things Biotic Factors- Living things
C. Parts of an Ecosystem
Abiotic Factors- Nonliving things
Biotic Factors- Living things

23. Abiotic Factors- Nonliving things Biotic Factors- Living things
C. Parts of an Ecosystem
Abiotic Factors- Nonliving things
Biotic Factors- Living things

24. Abiotic Factors- Nonliving things Biotic Factors- Living things
C. Parts of an Ecosystem
Abiotic Factors- Nonliving things
Biotic Factors- Living things

25. Abiotic OR Biotic ?

26. Abiotic OR Biotic ?

27. Abiotic OR Biotic ?

28. Abiotic OR Biotic ?

29. Abiotic OR Biotic ?

30. Create a Levels of Organization Analogy
Create a series of Concentric Circles
Label each circle with the appropriate label
Thinking about your world, fill in each circle. Include an image or picture

31. What are Concentric Circles?