Ecological Organization

A collection of organisms that belong to different populations but all live in the same area and interact with one another.

• Population
• Ecosystem
• Community
• Ecosphere

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

A collection of organisms that make up a community as well as all of the nonliving aspects of the environment.

• Population
• Community
• Habitat
• Ecosystem

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Two organisms that are so similar they can interbreed in nature and produce fertile offspring

• biotic factor
• herbivore
• ecosystem
• species

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Nonliving factor that affects an ecosystem...

• biotic factor
• abiotic factor
• food chain 
• biome

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

All speckled sting-ray that live in the Pacific Ocean

• Organism

• Population

• Community

• Ecosystem

What are the ecological levels of organization from smallest to the largest?

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

Jacob is going out to his grandparents farm. On the farm is a stream that he likes to fish in. While he is fishing he sees many different species of fish as well as maple and oak trees and dragonflies. What Jacob is seeing is an example of what level of organization?

• organism

• population

• community

• ecosystem

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Abby is walking to school with her best friend Jaylyn. They begin talking about everything they see including the ash trees, grass, weeds, ants, and people. They also notice how cold it is, how there are several large puffy clouds out, and how the sun is just starting to come up.  What level of organization are they discussing?

• community
• ecosystem
• biome
• biosphere

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Antonio and Javier are astronauts in space looking back at Earth and discussing how all the life on Earth interacts with each other as well as the nonliving things. What level of organization are they discussing?

• A community
• A biome
• An ecosystem
• A biosphere

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is the smallest level of ecological organization

• community

• ecosystem

• organism

• population