Identifying Parts of an Ecosystem Warm-Up
Match each term to the appropriate description.
organism
allorca whales in the world
ecosystem
a group of orca whales living along the Gul
of Alaska
all orca whales, fish, and seaweed living in
population
one area
species
a single orca whale
community
allorca whales, fish, seaweed, islands and
the Pacific Ocean

one characteristic that is shared by all is a soft body. many

of these invertebrate animals also have an outer shell to protect their

body. oysters, clams, snails, and mussels are all mollusks. so are octopuses, squids, and slugs. mollusks live on land and in freshwater.

cells spend most of their time in interphase

linnaeus is the father of taxonomy

explanation:

which is the system of classifying and naming organisms. one of his contributions was the development of a hierarchical system of classification of nature. today, this system includes eight taxa: domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species.