Levels of Organization

Warm-Up
Answer the following question in a
complete sentence:
Name/Nombre
Date/Fecha
Period ____
Make a list of all types of organisms you have
seen near your home or school. How do the
organisms on your list interact with one another?
Suggested sentence stems:
The organisms I have seen near my home or school
are…
___________ interacts with __________ by…
UNIT
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2
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biggest
smallest
UNIT
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• Biotic factors are living or once
came from a living thing.
• Abiotic factors are not, and
never were, living.
2
biotic
abiotic
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Watch the video, then answer the following question in a
complete sentence in your notebook:
What is one example of an interaction between
abiotic and biotic factors?
Suggested stem:
One example of an interaction between abiotic and
biotic factors is…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1pp_7-yTN4
UNIT
2
Newspaper
Salad
Clock
Glasses
Sand
Clouds
Bread
Plastic
Steak
Snail
Aluminum
Wool
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• Organism:
a single member of a species.
UNIT
2
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• Organism:
• Population:
a single member of a species.
many members of the same
species.
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2
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• Organism:
• Population:
• Community:
a single member of a species.
many members of the same
species.
many populations
living together.
UNIT
2
UNIT
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• Organism:
• Population:
• Community:
• Ecosystem:
2
a single member of a species.
many members of the same
species.
many populations
living together.
a community + all
of its abiotic factors.
What are the abiotic factors?
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• Organism:
• Population:
• Community:
• Ecosystem:
• Biosphere:
a single member of a species.
many members of the same
species.
many populations
living together.
a community + all
of its abiotic factors.
all ecosystems (the planet
Earth).
UNIT
2
UNIT
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2
Organize these terms from
LEAST to MOST complex:
• Ecosystem
• Biosphere
• Population
• Community
Which is the biggest circle?
Which is the smallest?
Carousel Activity
Answer 6 questions
(one per station) on
a separate piece of
notebook paper.
Closure
Answer the following question in a
complete sentence:
Name/Nombre
Date/Fecha
Period ____
What is the difference between a community and
population?
Suggested sentence stem:
The difference between a community and a population
is…

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