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