ECOSYSTEMS

Organism- A living thing

Individual- One organism

Population-Individuals of the same kind.

Community-Different populations in the environment.(all the living things) all the populations of

organisms.

Habitat and Niche

• Habitat comes from the Latin verb meaning “to dwell.”

• An organism’s habitat is where it dwells or lives.

• A niche is a certain role that each population has in its habitat.

• Eagles and owls share the same habitat and food. Eagles hunt during the day and owls at night, different niches.

ECOSYSTEM- A community and its environment.(all the living and the non living things)

Niche-Rodent patrol daytime

Niche-Rodent patrol nighttime

The Prey

Habitat and Niche

• Habitat comes from the Latin verb meaning “to dwell.”

• An organism’s habitat is where it dwells or lives.

• A niche is a certain role that each population has in its habitat.

• Eagles and owls share the same habitat and food. Eagles hunt during the day and owls at night, different niches.