1. Everything is connected

2. Ecosystem
 An ecosystem is: all of the organisms living in
an area together with their physical
environment.
 Ecosystems are connected to one another

3. List all the components of the
ecosystem

4. Ecosystem components can be
organized into:
 Biotic factors: the living and once living
components
 Abiotic factors: the nonliving parts

5. Biotic factors Abiotic factors
lion sun
zebra air
vulture water
hyena temperature
vegetation rocks
Soil organic matter Soil minerals
insects
poop

6. Living things can be organized into
levels
 Organism: an individual living thing
 A species is a group of organisms that can
mate to produce fertile offspring
 Population: all the members of the same
species that live in the same place at the same
time (they usually breed with one another
rather than other populations)

7. Organization continued:
 Community: A group of various species that
live in the same place and interact with each
other.
 Note: a community consists of only biotic
factors. An ecosystem is both the biotic and
abiotic factors.
 Habitat: the place an organism lives. Every
habitat has specific biotic and abiotic
components the organism needs to survive.

8. Organizing the Savanna
Give an example of:
An organism:
A population:
A community:
Describe one organisms habitat:

9. Organization of an Ecosystem