Abiotic Factors
Species
Niche
Claim
Higher Levels of Organization
Biosphere
How is the population of bacteria effected by the number of bacteria organisms living in the area? The independent variable is?
How is the population of bacteria effected by the number of bacteria organisms living in the area? The controlled variable is?
Community
Population
Evidence
How is the population of bacteria effected by the number of bacteria organisms living in the area? The dependent variable is?
Habitat
Biotic Factors
Organism
Ecosystem
Number of bacteria organisms living in the area
The role a species plays in the ecosystem.
Two or more populations of different species that live in the same area and interact with one another.
Observations of the environment/situation AND/OR the data (observations) collected during experiment
The size of the ecosystem under study
All the non-living things in an ecosystem, such as temperature, sunlight, and precipitation.
All the living things in an ecosystem, such as plants and animals.
Population of Bacteria
Includes most of Earth, including part of the oceans and the atmosphere with living organisms.
Explanation/answer based off of our experimental results OR observations of the some sort of phenomena (situation)
A group of organisms that are all the same species.
Includes the living organisms (all the populations) in an area and the non-living aspects of the environment
A group of similar organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring.
Individual Organisms > Populations > Community > Ecosystem > Biosphere
A single individual from a species.
The physical area where a species lives.
