Bio Ecology Intro Quiz

The study of organisms and how they interact with their environment is called _____.

• anatomy

• biology

• ecology

• psychology

Which of the following is the correct sequence for the levels of organization, going from largest (most complex) to smallest (simplest)?

• population, biosphere, ecosystem, community, organism

• biosphere, community, ecosystem, organism, population

• biosphere, ecosystem, community, population, organism

• ecosystem, biosphere, community, population, organism

Which of the following is a group of organisms of one species living in the same place at the same time?

• community

• population

• ecosystem

• biosphere

Which of the following is a group of interacting populations living in the same area at the same time?

• organism

• community

• biosphere

• ecosystem

Which of the following describes an ecosystem?

• A group of interacting populations in an area.

• The parts of the earth that can support life.

• A community and its interaction with the surrounding abiotic factors.

• A group of organisms living together in the same space.

Lions and water buffalo interacting on the African savannah is an example of what level of organization?

• Ecosystem

• Community

• Organism

• Population

Several different species of fish are swimming among the coral and rocks in the ocean water. What level of organization does this example best describe?

• biosphere

• community

• ecosystem

• population

Which level of organization is demonstrated by the skunk shown in the diagram?

• organism

• population

• community

• ecosystem

Which level of organization is illustrated by the giraffes in the picture?

• organism

• community

• ecosystem

• population

Which of the following is a KEY difference between a population and a community?

• A population is one organism and an community is many organisms.

• A population includes abiotic factors and a community does not.

• A population is one species of organisms and a community includes many different types of organisms. .

• A population includes biotic factors and a community includes both abiotic and biotic factors.