Matching Pairs Higher Levels of Organization FlashcardsOnline version Flashcards by Benjamin D Morgan 1 How is the population of bacteria effected by the number of bacteria organisms living in the area? The dependent variable is? 2 Higher Levels of Organization 3 Abiotic factors 4 Niche 5 How is the population of bacteria effected by the number of bacteria organisms living in the area? The controlled variable is? 6 How is the population of bacteria effected by the number of bacteria organisms living in the area? The independent variable is? 7 Ecosystem 8 Evidence 9 Population 10 Community 11 Organism 12 Biosphere 13 Claim 14 Biotic factors 15 Species 16 Habitat A group of organisms that are all the same species. The role a species plays in the ecosystem. The physical area where a species lives. 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) The size of the ecosystem under study All the living things in an ecosystem, such as plants and animals. Observations of the environment/situation AND/OR the data (observations) collected during experiment A group of similar organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring. Population of Bacteria Number of bacteria organisms living in the area All the non-living things in an ecosystem, such as temperature, sunlight, and precipitation. Individual Organisms > Populations > Community > Ecosystem > Biosphere Includes the living organisms (all the populations) in an area and the non-living aspects of the environment Two or more populations of different species that live in the same area and interact with one another. A single individual from a species.