Ecosystem,biome and biosphere

An ecosystem is a community of organisms having similar

habitats, plus the non-living components of the
environment(e.g. air,water,soil and light)
Small ecosystem e.g. a pond
Big ecosystem e.g. a forest or an ocean

 A biome has many types of ecosystems that

share similar climates and usually have similar
types of communities.
Example : tropical rain forests, deserts and
tundra
All biomes together form highest level of
organisation -the biosphere

Environment of an organism
Environment includes both living and non-living
components
And also influences the lives of all individuals
Activity 15.2
Non-living components :
Water condition e.g.
temperature,
amount of dissolved oxygen

Abiotic (not living) factors

Living components :
Algae ,plants and fish

Biotic (living) community