Ecology 1

All of the living and nonliving components that interact in an environment.

• population

• ecosystem

• community

• organism

What is a community?

• A habitat with abiotic factors

• A very small habitat

• All the abiotic factors in a specific area

• All the different populations that live together in an area

The place where an animal lives and gets what it needs to

survive is called_______.

• A community

• A Habitat

• An environment

• A niche

An ecosystem thrives with biotic and abiotic components. An example of an abiotic part of an ecosystem is ______________.

• Bacteria

• Fungus

• Water

• Decaying plants

Water, soil, minerals, nitrogen and energy are all essential ______ components of an ecosystem.

• abiotic

• Materials

• Biotic

• Environmental

All of the factors listed are abiotic factors of this underwater ecosystem EXCEPT the

• sunlight

• water currents

• fish population

• water temperature

Multiple organisms of the same species describes a

• organism
• population
• community
• ecosystem

Which is an example of an organism?

• a beetle
• a lake
• a rock
• a shell

Which is an example of a population?

• different kinds of bacteria
• A group of fish and sharks
• deer, bear, and rabbits
• A herd of cattle

which is the correct order of the levels of organization from simple to complex?

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