List the 6 levels of ecological organization – starting with the term used for an individual living thing, and ending with the term that represents what the Earth is. How is the organism you chose in the last lesson a part of each of the levels? Example: LION- one lion is an individual; A group of LIONS are a population, etc. (6 pts)

The six levels of organization in ecology are as follow:

1. Organism: lion

2. Population: group of lions  

3. Community: lions living with others species  

4. Ecosystem: community (living organisms) in conjunction with the environment (abiotic factors)

5. Biome: conjunction of several ecosystems localized in an specific area

6. Biosphere: the conjunction of the whole living organisms and abiotic factors

for  example, forests have higher evapotranspiration than other ecosystems,  such  as grasslands, because of their deeper roots and greater leaf area. thus forests have a net moistening effect on the atmosphere and become a moisture source for downwind ecosystems.