The document discusses key concepts in ecology including species, populations, communities, and ecosystems. It defines each of these levels of ecological organization from organisms to the biosphere. Species are composed of one or more populations whose members can interbreed. Populations are groups of the same species in a given area. Communities are sets of populations that live together. Ecosystems include both biotic factors like organisms and abiotic factors like climate, along with their interactions. For a species to occur in a place, it must be able to get there, survive the environmental conditions, and reproduce.