1. Interactions Among Organisms

2. Abiotic and Biotic Factors
Define/describe biotic and abiotic factors
Draw a mini ecosystem that contains 2 abiotic factors and 2 biotic factors
Explain how abiotic factors can affect a population
Explain how the biotic factors can affect a population

3. Energy Pyramid Draw an energy pyramid
Label the types of organisms (producer, consumers, decomposers, autotroph, heterotroph)
Explain the energy transfer rule
Give an example of each type of organism and where they get their energy from

4. Interactions Among Organisms
Define the 3 major types of interactions among organisms
Draw an example of each type of interaction
Explain each drawing (the specific interaction occurring between the organisms in your drawings)

5. Symbiotic Relationships
Define the 3 different types of symbiotic relationships
Draw an example of organisms in each type of relationship
Describe the effect on each organism in each relationship drawn

6. Niche Define niche Draw an example of a niche for a specific organism
Explain that organism’s niche in an ecosystem

7. Competition Define competition
Describe the 4 different types of competition
Draw examples of each type of competition
Explain how the organisms are competing in each drawing

8. Predation Describe predation
Draw a picture of a predator/prey relationship
Explain which is the predator and which is the prey