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Principles of Ecology

1 Organisms and Their Relationships


NEW VOCABULARY Use the vocabulary words in the left margin to complete the graphic
organizer below. List the biological levels from largest to smallest.
abiotic factor
biological community Levels of Organization
biome
biosphere
biotic factor
commensalism
ecology
ecosystem
Compare the terms in the tables by defining them side by side.
habitat
habitat  niche 
limiting factor
mutualism
niche
parasitism abiotic factor  biotic factor 
population
predation
symbiosis
tolerance
symbiosis 

commensalism  mutualism parasitism

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predation

Get It? Describe some of the interactions that occur between living


and non-living things in your community.

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1 Organisms and Their Relationships (continued)
Get It? Explain how physical and computer models can help design
a solution for an ecological problem.

Get It? Define the term biosphere.

Get It? Compare and contrast abiotic and biotic factors for a plant
or animal in your community.

Identify each level of organization that is described.


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a group of organisms of the same species in


the same geographic location

interacting populations

an individual living thing made of cells

a community and abiotic factors that affect it

a group of ecosystems with the same climate


and similar communities

Get It? Infer what other types of biomes might be found in the


biosphere if the one shown in Figure 7 is called a marine biome.

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1 Organisms and Their Relationships (continued)
Create a tolerance graph similar to the Tolerance of Steelhead Trout
figure in your book. Title your graph Tolerance of Plant A. Label the
zones. Then label the limits of each zone according to the facts about
Plant A listed below.
• can live at an elevation • cannot live above 6,000 m
between 1,000 and 2,000 m • grows best between 2,000
• can live at an elevation and  5,000 m
between 5,000 and 6,000 m • cannot live below 1,000 m

Get It? Compare and contrast a habitat and a niche.

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Community Interactions Describe mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism by providing an
example of each term.

1.

2.

3.

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