What is Ecology?

All the living and nonliving things interacting in a particular area create an ________________.

• ecosystem
• biodome
• playground
• park

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Which of the following is an example of a biotic factor in an ecosystem?

• sunlight
• stream
• rock
• tree

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A nonliving part of an ecosystem

• nonlimiting factor

• limiting factor

• biotic factor

• abiotic factor

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A living part of an ecosystem

• biotic factor

• abiotic factor

• limiting factor

• unlimiting factor

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The place where an organism lives that provides it with shelter, food and water.

• ecosystem
• population
• community
• habitat

All the members of one type of species in a specific area.

• habitat
• community
• population
• ecosystme

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Which represents community level of organization?

• lions, zebras, giraffes, trees, grass

• lions

• lions, zebras, rocks, trees

• lions and their cubs

Sunlight, water, oxygen, soil. These are examples of:

• Biotic factors

• Abiotic factors

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Different species, living in the same area:

• Organism

• Population

• Community

• Ecosystem

Rank the levels of an ecosystem from largest to smallest

• ecosystems>organisms>communities>populations

• ecosystems>communities>populations>organisms