3.05 USATP Review 6.12F

A collection of interacting populations together with all abiotic components in the same area is a(n)

• community.

• ecosystem.

• population.

• species.

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These polar bears can be found all around the North Pole. The natural environment where an individual species lives is called its

• biome.

• community.

• ecosystem.

• habitat.

All of the elephants living in a wildlife preserve would be considered a

• community.

• group.

• individual.

• population.

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All of the squirrels, grass, oak trees, and turtles in a forest would be considered a

• habitat.

• community.

• population.

• species.

The biosphere is the highest level of organization in the hierarchy of life on earth. Rank the levels of organization from most complex to simplest.

• ecosystems > organisms > communities > populations

• populations > communities > ecosystems > organisms

• ecosystems > communities > populations> organisms

• organisms > populations > communities > ecosystems

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Ecologists study how relationships between biotic and abiotic factors impact the many levels of organization on earth. What level of organization is defined as groups of different species that live together in a single ecosystem?

• populations

• communities

• ecosystems

• organisms

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What is the biggest difference between an ecosystem and a community?

• A community includes only one type of organism and an ecosystem includes many types.

• An ecosystem includes only living organisms and a community includes both living and nonliving parts.

• An ecosystem includes only one type of organism and a community includes many types.

• A community does not include non-living parts and an ecosystem includes both living and non-living parts.

An organism is __________________.

• all organisms in an area that belong to the same species

• all of the different species living together in an area

• an individual living thing

• all of the biotic and abiotic non-living factors in an area

A ecosystem is __________________.

• all organisms in an area that belong to the same species

• all of the different species living together in an area

• an individual living thing

• all of the biotic and abiotic non-living factors in an area

The following image is an example of a(n) ____________.

• organism

• population

• community

• ecosystem