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