Habitat and Habitat and Ecosystem NotesEcosystem Notes

Habitat Habitat A place where an A place where an organism lives and organism lives and where it obtains all where it obtains all the things it needs the things it needs to surviveto survive. .

Ecosystem Ecosystem The community of organisms The community of organisms in an area along with their in an area along with their nonliving surroundings. nonliving surroundings.

Difference Difference between Habitat between Habitat and ecosystemand ecosystem

Habitat is talking Habitat is talking about one organism about one organism and it’s specific needs and it’s specific needs and Ecosystem refers and Ecosystem refers to many organisms to many organisms and how they relate to and how they relate to each other and their each other and their environment.environment.

There are many There are many Habitats within an Habitats within an Ecosystem.Ecosystem.

Communities and Communities and Populations Populations

SpeciesSpecies A group of organisms A group of organisms

that are physically that are physically similar and can mate similar and can mate with eachother and with eachother and produce offspring that produce offspring that can mate with each can mate with each other.other.

PopulationPopulation All the members of All the members of one species in a one species in a particular area.particular area.

Community Community All the different All the different populations that populations that live together in an live together in an area.area.