Textbook Worksheet: Chapter 3.1 Pages 63 to 68 Name He Ay ha ne i L , Period. Module 2 #2A Date. For each term below think of a way that you can remember the definition of the term. Term Definition How I'm Going to Remember the Meaning Abiotic factor Any nonliving part of the environment ane Biome ‘A group of ecosystems that share similar climates and types of organisms Zon We ¢ Biosphere Consists of all life on Earth and all parts of the Earth in which life exists Biotic factor ‘Any living part of the environment Community A group of different populations that live together in a defined area Ecology The scientific study of the interactions between organisms and between organisms and their surroundings The prefix eco- means “environment” and the suffix -ology means “the study of. Ecosystem All of the organisms that live in a place, together with their physical environment Population A group of individuals that belong to the same species and live in the same area Abietic factors foomrs, 2. Use the Venn diagram to compare biotic (living) and abiotic (nontiving) factors in the environment. Use examples from the lesson. Biotic factorsModule 2 #2B 3. What is the difference between a community and an ecosystem? Community iS tye Vuing Hings 4, What is included in the Biosphere? 5. What can make an ecosystem difficult to study? List three factors. Comnpler Quesbien Climate Change Tncorreck Medes 6. How might an ecologist learn about an ecosystem without going out in the field? Madeline Use the words in the box to label each level of organization in the diagram and answer the questions. ;, Individual, Biosphere, Ecosystem, and Pegulation 1. Which level of organization contains all of the organisms of one species that live in a certain area? Popul abc ny 2. What is the highest level of organization studied by ecologists? (i osglere 3. A group of populations is called ©) Commun ty 4, Which includes animals of different etl Sa oe ving ogee? Cite he Popalation at Sndividue 5. A pond with all of its many species Ze ci co Ay Myint aaly of creatures living together in this one ~~ fy, * al Le location would be a good example of ayy, ae cf a(n) e cosy