Ecology Vocabulary[1]

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Ecology Ecology VocabularVocabular

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IndividuIndividualalOne single

organism

PopulationPopulationAll the

individuals of one kind in a specified area

at one time

CommunitCommunityyAll the

interacting populations in a specified area

EcosystemEcosystemA system of interacting

organisms and nonliving factors in

a specified area

BioticBioticLiving organisms and products of

organisms

AbioticAbioticNonliving

Card Card SortingSortingWorking with a partner, sort

the cards into the following categories:– Individual–Population–Community–Ecosystem–Abiotic Factor

Reflection page 18•Draw a picture of an ecosystem.

•Label the key vocabulary terms featured in your ecosystem drawing

•CHALLENGE: Describe what would happen if you took away one of the factors you had labeled. What would happen to the organisms of the ecosystem?

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