What is an __________?

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What is an __________?

• An organism is a living thing.

• EX prairie dog, red-tailed hawk, grass
• EX (List two examples from the cactus garden.)

• What is the prairie dog getting from its
  environment?

2
What is a _________?

• A habitat is part of the environment that
  provides the things, (food, water, shelter,
  etc.), an organism needs to live, grow, and
  reproduce.
• EX (prairie dog town)
• EX (List two examples from the cactus garden.)

Could the prairie dog survive on a beach?
3
Organism Requirements

• Organisms live in different habitats because they
  have different requirements for survival.
• Can an area contain more than one habitat?

4
Coexisting Habitats

• One area may contain many habitats. For example,
  in a forest, mushrooms grow in damp soil,
  salamanders live on the forest floor, and wood
  peckers build nests in tree trunks.
• Think of examples from the cactus garden.

5
What is a _________ factor?

• An organism interacts with both the living and
  nonliving parts of its habitat.
• The living parts of a habitat are called biotic
  factors.
• EX (prairie dog town)
• EX (List two examples from the cactus garden.)

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What is an __________ factor?

• Abiotic factors are the nonliving parts of an
  organisms habitat (water, sunlight, oxygen,
  temperature, soil).
• EX (prairie dog town)
• EX (List two examples from the cactus garden.)

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• Does this organism live alone?

• No, he lives with other prairie dogs.
• Ecologists have a category for a group of
  organisms.

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What is a _____________?

• All the members of one species in a particular
  area.
• List two examples from the cactus garden.

Do the prairie dogs interact with other organisms
in this habitat? Who?