1. An environment is made up of all the living and non-living things with which an organism (living thing) may interact

2. Organisms depend on their environment
Organisms depend on their environment. They get the food, water and other resources they need to live and grow from their environment.

3. Organisms can also change in response to
conditions in the environment.

5. Organisms also cause change to
their environment

8. All of the living & non-living things in an environment are interconnected. The environment’s web includes its plants, animals, soil, water, temperature, light and other living and non-living things.

9. Abiotic=
non-
living
Biotic =
living

10. Ecology is the
study of the
relationships
& interactions
of living
things with
one another
and with their
environment.

11. An ecosystem
consists of
all the living
and non-living
things in a
given area
that interact
with one
another.

12. Ecosystems overlap and affect one another.
Damage to one ecosystem may result in
damage to other ecosystems

13. The living part of any ecosystem – all
the different organisms in that area
is called a community

14. A population is a group of organisms of the same type, or species, living together in
the same area.

16. The place
where an
organism
lives is
called its
habitat.

17. A habitat
provides the
food,
water,
shelter,
space
and other
resources
an organism
needs to
survive.

18. The size of an organism’s habitat depends on the organism’s
habits and needs.