Biological Organization
of an Arctic Wolf
Ecology-The branch of biology that deals with the
relations of organisms to one another and to their
physical surroundings.
Organism
An organism is an individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form.
The Arctic Wolf isis a subspecies of grey wolf native to Canada's Queen
Elizabeth Islands, from Melville Island to Ellesmere Island. It is characterized by
the name of Canis lupus arctos. They live their whole lives above the northern
tree line in the Arctic tundra of North America and Greenland.
Population
A Population is group of same species living in the same area.
The population of the Arctic Wolf is approximately 200.
Community
A community is a group or association of populations of two or more different
species occupying the same geographical area and in a particular time.
In the Arctic Wolf’s community there are:
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Arctic foxes
Polar Bears
Brown Bears
Seals
Whales
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Arctic Hares
Muskox
Lemmings
Beetles
Salmon
Ecosystem
An ecosystem is a biological community of interacting organisms and their
physical environment.
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Biotic Factors
Arctic foxes
Polar Bears
Brown Bears
Seals
Trees
Abiotic Factors
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Ice
Sun
Dirt
Water
Rocks
Biome
A Biome is is a large region of Earth that has a certain climate and certain
types of living things.
The Arctic Wolf lives in the Tundra. The Tundra’s has average winter
temperatures of -30° F and average summer temperatures of 37 - 54° F. The
Tundra’s rainfall may vary in different regions of the arctic. Yearly
precipitation, including melting snow, is 6 to 10 inches.
Biosphere
The Biosphere is also known as the ecosphere, is the worldwide sum of all
ecosystems.
A food chain is a hierarchical series of organisms each dependent on the next
as a source of food. A food web is a system of interlocking and interdependent
food chains.