Energy Flow through Ecosystems

Energy Flow: Ecosystems Vocabulary

TEKS 7.5B diagram the flow of energy through living systems, including food chains, food webs, and energy pyramids

Levels of Organization

Organism - Population - Community - Ecosystem

TEKS 6.12F diagram the levels of organization within an ecosystem, including organism, population, community, and ecosystem

Multiple Choice

An organism is defined as

• a single living thing that is made of cells

• more than one living thing

• a group of animals

• a group of plants

Multiple Choice

A population is defined as

• a single living thing that is made of cells

• a group of the same organism living in an

• all of the different organisms that live in an area

• all of the living and nonliving things in an area

Multiple Choice

A community is defined as

• a single living thing that is made of cells

• a group of the same organism living in an area

• all of the different organisms that live in an area

• all of the living and nonliving things in an area

Multiple Choice

An ecosystem is defined as

• a single living thing that is made of cells

• a group of the same organism living in an area

• all of the different organisms that live in an area

• all of the living and nonliving things in an area