Ecology Module 1 Review (Foundations of Ecology)

Which is NOT biotic?

• sun

• bacteria

• plant

• animal

These 2 levels of ecological organization contain both biotic and abiotic factors

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

Which of these is the correct order of ecological levels of organization from LARGEST to SMALLEST?

• organism- population- community- ecosystem- biosphere
• biosphere- community- ecosystem- population- organism
• organism- community- population- ecosystem- biosphere
• biosphere- ecosystem- community- population- organism

Which type of interaction would describe the relationship between a barnacle attached to a whale that doesn't harm or hurt the whale, but the barnacle benefits by getting a free ride around the ocean?

• parasitism (+, -)
• mutualism (+, +)
• commensalism (+, 0)
• predation (+, -)

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

A rabbit eating grass, or a wolf eating an elk, are both examples of what type of relationship where one organism benefits and the other is harmed?

• mutualism (+, +)
• commensalism (+, 0)
• predation (+, -)
• uniformitarianism

All the different populations interacting with each other in a particular area. 

• ecosystem
• community
• population
• biosphere

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

The interaction of biotic and abiotic factors is a(n)

• ecosystem
• organism
• community
• population

Which of the following is abiotic?

• a tree
• a dog
• water
• a flower

An ant lives on an acacia tree- the ant protects the tree and the tree feeds the ant. What kind of relationship is this?

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

• Predation

A Sea Lamprey will attach to a fish, like a Brown Trout, and will slowly suck all the liquid out of the Brown Trout. What type of relationship is being described?

• Symbiotic

• Parasitism

• Mutualistism

• Commensalism