Everything is Connected

Environmental Organization

Two levels of organization

Biotic = all the organisms that live

together and interact with one

another

Abiotic= part of the environment

that consists of nonliving factors

such as water, soil, light, and

temperature

Organization in the EnvironmentThe environment can be organized into different

levels

First level = individual organism

Second level =larger, made up of similar

organisms which form a population

Third level =made of different populations,

which form a community

Fourth level =made of a community and all its

abiotic factors, which form an ecosystem

Fifth level =all ecosystems, forms a biosphere

First level: Individual organism

Second level: Population

Third level: Community

Fourth level: Ecosystem

Fifth level: Biosphere

Summary

• All living things are connected in a web of life.

• The biotic part of an environment is made up of all the living things found within it.

• The abiotic part of an environment is made up of all of the nonliving things found within it, such as water and light.

• An ecosystem is made up of a community of organisms and its abiotic environment.