Unit 2 Ecology Review

This is the study of how living things interact with their environment

• Ecology

• Environmentalism

• Psychology

• Sociology

Giraffes, lions, zebras, hyenas, and all the other living things of the Serengeti make up a(n)

• Community

• Population

• Biosphere

• Ecosystem

The community is the simplest level of organization that the ecologist studies.

• True

• False

A herd of mule deer living on a certain mountain and separated from other herds of mule deer represents a species.

• True

• False

The ecosystem is the most complex level of organization that an ecologist studies.

• True

• False

Which of the following would be considered a biotic factor?

• Rocks

• water

• turtles

• soil

Which of the following would be considered an abiotic factor

• Sunlight

• Plants

• Animals

• Fungi

A dead tree is an example of a biotic factor in a forest ecosystem.

• True

• False

Rocks, soil, water, and oxygen are all biotic factors in the Chugach Mountains ecosystem of Alaska

• True

• False

Humans are generally

• Carnivore

• Herbivore

• Omnivore

• Detrivore