Name __________________________________
Period ___ Date __________
Levels of Organization Poster
To understand relationships in the biosphere, ecologists ask questions about events and organisms that range in
complexity from a single individual to the entire biosphere.
You and your partner are going to make a poster representing the 6 levels of organization in ecology.
1. Pick a biome. (Look on the back of this page to get an idea of each biome.)
a. Tropical rain forest
b. Tropical grassland
c. Temperate grassland
d. Desert
e. Temperate deciduous forest
f. Temperate rain forest
g. Taiga
h. Tundra
2. Draw each level of organization
a. Individual
b. Population
c. Community
d. Ecosystem
e. Biome
f. Biosphere
3. Example: (you cannot simply copy this example!)
Levels of Organization: Temperate Forrest
By: Joe Schmoe
Tropical
Tropical rain forest
*warm temperatures and abundant rainfall occur
all year.
* Vegetation includes lush thick forests.
* Animals that live within the thick cover of the
uppermost branches of rain forest trees use loud
vocalizations to defend their territory and attract
mates.
Bengal tiger,
chimpanzee, Linn’s
Sloth, orangutan,
slender loris, flying
fox
Brazil nut tree, bromeliad,
orchids, rubber tree etc.
*temperatures are warm throughout the year,
with definite dry and rainy seasons.
* Vegetation includes tall grasses with scattered
trees and shrubs.
* Hoofed animals, such as gazelles and other
herbivores, dominate this biome.
*This biome is dry and warm during the
summer; most precipitation falls as snow during
the winter.
*Vegetation includes short or tall grasses,
depending on the amount of precipitation.
*Many animals live below the ground to survive
the dry and windy conditions in this biome.
Lions, cheetahs,
spring bock,
wildebeest, giraffe,
etc.
Pampas grass, Bermuda grass,
elephant grass, jackalberry tree,
manketti tree, river bushwillow
Buffalo, big horned
sheep, elk, fox,
jackal, etc.
Blue grama grass, buffalo grass,
fleabane, milkweed, stinging
nettle, purple coneflower
*This biome has a very dry climate.
*Plants, such as cacti, store water or have deep
root systems.
*Many animals are nocturnal; they limit their
activities during the day.
Armadillo lizard,
gila monster, cactus
wren, coyote,
javelin, bobcat
Cactus barrel, brittle bush,
chainfruit cholla, desert
ironwood, Joshua tree, palo
verde
*Temperatures are hot in the summer and cold in
the winter; precipitation is spaced evenly over
the year.
*Broadleaf forest dominates this biome, and
deciduous trees lose their leaves in the winter.
*This biome has one long wet season and a
relatively dry summer.
*Evergreen conifers, which retain their leaves
(needles) year-round, dominate this biome.
*While some species remain active in the
winder, others migrate to warmer climates or
hibernate.
Bald eagle,
chipmunk, wolves,
white-tailed deer,
mule deer, etc.
American beech, carpet moss,
guelder rose, lady fern,
shagbark hickory
Mule deer, vole,
porcupines,
snowshoe hare,
raccoon, mountain
lion, great horned
owl, etc.
Douglas Fir, redwoods,
hemlock, red cedar, fir.
*This biome has long, cold winters and short,
warm, humid summers.
*Coniferous trees dominate this biome.
*Mammals have heavy fur coats to withstand the
cold winters.
Bobcat, wolf, black
bear, long-eared
owl, otter, hare.
Basalm fir, black spruce,
douglas fir, red cedar, jack pine,
white fir
*Subzero temperatures are the norm during t he
long winter, and there is little precipitation.
*The ground is permanently frozen; only mosses
and other low-lying plants survive.
*Animal diversity is low.
Arctic fox, caribou,
grizzly bear, musk
ox, polar bear,
snowy owl
Arctic moss, arctic willow,
bearberry, caribou moss,
diamond-leaf willow
Grassland
Tropical grassland
Temperate grassland
Desert
Desert
Temperate
Temperate deciduous forest
Temperate rain forest
Taiga
Taiga
Tundra
Tundra