Unit 2 Ecology Levels of Organization Review

What is an organism?

• a group of the same organism that can breed and produce offspring

• an individual living thing

• different species in the same area

• different populations in the same area

What is a species?

• an individual living thing

• different populations in the same area

• different species in the same area

• A group of similar organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring.

True or False: a group of sharks and a group of tuna is an example of a population

• True - 2 species = a population

• False - 2 species = a community

Which populations would live together to form a community?

• trees

• sharks

• birds

• rhinos

• insects

A biological community of interacting organisms (biotic factors) and their physical environment (abiotic factors) is an...

Desert, chaparral, tundra, taiga and tropical rainforests are all examples of what?

The __________ consists of all life on Earth and all parts of the Earth in which life exists, including land, water, and the atmosphere.

• ecosystem

• community

• biosphere

• biome

What is equilibrium?

• a state of balance

• a state of chaos

• a state of inequality

• a state of being unbalanced

True or False: The terms 'Biotic' and 'Abiotic' are antonyms.

• True - biotic means living and abiotic means non-living

• False - they mean the same thing

What is biology?

• the study of how living things interact with each other and their environment

• the study of the human body

• the study of the ocean

• the study of life