Ecological Organization

Ecology is the study of the interactions of living things with each other and their physical environment.

The living things on earth may be organized into four different levels of ecological organization.

Levels of Ecological Organization:
1. Population of all of the members of one species in an area.

2. Community of all of the members of the different interacting species in an area.

3. Ecosystem of all of the members of a community plus the abiotic (physical) factors influencing them.

4. Biosphere is the entire region of the earth where living things may be found, a Representation of A Community, this is a community of many different organisms which could exist on milkweed. The community contains many organisms of different species in one location. A Pond Ecosystem This is a pond ecosystem. There are many organisms of different species in this location interacting with the air, water, and land components of this environment.