The Ecosystem
Consists of
P l a n t s
Living Organisms
S u c h a s
A n i m a l s
Birds
Non-Living (abiotic) Components
• S u c h a s
Water Air Soil
The fundamental unit in the classification of the living organisms.
Levels of the ecosystem
The
Any place that includes living
organisms (Biological community)
and non-living components and
Patterns of Nutritional Interactions Among Individuals of
Biological Communities
Patterns of Nutritional Relationships
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ecosystem includes several levels of
organization
Biological
community
The various biotic populations of
different species that inhabit
the s a m e environment
Biotic
population
A group of individuals of
the same species living in
a particular place
at the s a m e time
Individual
A single living organism that
belongs to a specific species
of living organisms
Predation Competition Mutualism Commensalism