Introduction to Ecology

Multiple Choice

Which term refers to the job an organism plays within its environment?

• biosphere
• ecology
• habitat
• niche

Multiple Choice

Which term refers to the place where an organism obtains everything they need to survive?

• biosphere
• habitat
• niche
• ecology

Multiple Choice

Which term refers to the study of organisms and their interactions within the environment?

• biosphere
• niche
• ecology
• habitat

Multiple Choice

Abiotic means

• living

• nonliving

Multiple Choice

What is the difference between the biotic and abiotic factors?

• Biotic factors are living things and abiotic factors are nonliving things.

• Biotic factors are nonliving things and abiotic factors are living things.

Multiple Choice

Biotic means

• living
• nonliving

Multiple Choice

What is a example of a ABIOTIC factor?

• Panda

• Bacteria

• Butterfly

• Weather

Multiple Choice

Temperature, light, air, water, and soil are all  _____  parts of the environment

• alive
• biotic 
• abiotic
• living

Multiple Choice

What are the biotic factors in this image?

• sunlight, elephants, and grasses
• sunlight, water,  and air
• elephants, plants, trees 

Multiple Select

What are the ABIOTIC factors in this image?

• water

• sunlight

• birds

• grasses

• mud

Multiple Choice

Multiple organisms of the same species describes a

• organism
• population
• community
• ecosystem

Multiple Choice

Which is the simplest level of organization within the environment?

• cell

• organism

• population

• community

Multiple Choice

an area that consists of biotic and abiotic factors.

• ecosystem

• community

• population

Multiple Choice

All the alligators in the same area are an example of a(n) _______________.

• organism

• community

• population

• group

Multiple Choice

Which is the simplest level of organization within the environment?

• cell

• organism

• population

• community

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the highest level of organization within the environment?

• population

• organism

• ecosystem

• biosphere

Multiple Choice

The correct order of ecological organization from the smallest to the largest is _______________.

• organism, community, population, ecosystem, biosphere, biome
• biosphere, biome, ecosystem, community, population, organism
• organism, population, community, ecosystem, biome, biosphere
• population, organism, biosphere, community, ecosystem, biome

Reorder

Reorder the following from least to greatest (from left to right).

• organism

• population

• community

• ecosystem

• biome

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Multiple Choice

Which of the following describes #2?

• An ecosystem is the interaction between biotic and biotic factors.

• A community is a group of different populations in the same area.

• An organism is one living thing.

• A population is a group of the same organisms.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following describes #4?

• An ecosystem is the interaction between biotic and biotic factors.

• A community is a group of different populations in the same area.

• An organism is one living thing.

• A population is a group of the same organisms.