The Levels of Organization
Individual: An individual is one single organism. An example would be a ladybug.
Population: A population is a group of the same organisms or individuals. An example would be 20 ladybugs.
Comunity: A community is all the biotic factors in a biome. An example wouls be the ladybug population along with other biotic factors such as flowers, grass, and other insects.
Ecosystem: An ecosystem is a system formed by the interactions between populations, biotic, and abiotic factors.
Biosphere: A part of earth where life exists. An example would be land, oceans, and lakes.
Population: A population is a group of the same organisms or individuals. An example would be 20 ladybugs.
Comunity: A community is all the biotic factors in a biome. An example wouls be the ladybug population along with other biotic factors such as flowers, grass, and other insects.
Ecosystem: An ecosystem is a system formed by the interactions between populations, biotic, and abiotic factors.
Biosphere: A part of earth where life exists. An example would be land, oceans, and lakes.
^ A visual representation of the levels of organization.
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