Ecology Part 1 Review

Water temperature would be an example of ...

• a biotic factor

• an abiotic factor

• an antibiotic factor

• a bacterial factor

A collection of living organisms that belong to different populations but all live in the same area and interact with one another is a...

• Population

• Ecosystem

• Community

• Ecosphere

What are the biotic factors in this image?

• sunlight, elephants, grasses

• sunlight, water, air

• elephants, plants, trees

• elephants, clouds, grasses

Which of the following is a population?

• hawks, barred owls, and eagles on NC coast

• mountain stream

• all the frogs in a pond and the water they live in

• blue-tailed skinks (lizards) around a barn

Which of the following best describes a community?

• sharks, groupers, anemones and shrimp on a coral reef

• decorator crabs on the seafloor

• loggerhead sea turtles in Atlantic

• prairie grassland in Wyoming

What level of organization can be seen here?

• Species

• Population

• Community

• Ecosystem

What level of organization can be observed in the image?

• Species
• Population
• Community
• Ecosystem

A collection of organisms that make up a community as well as all of the nonliving aspects of the environment.

• Population
• Community
• Habitat
• Ecosystem

Two organisms that are so similar they can interbreed in nature and produce fertile offspring

• biotic factor
• herbivore
• ecosystem
• species

What are the ecological levels of organization from smallest to the largest?

• organism, population, community, ecosystem, biome, biosphere
• organism, community, population, ecosystem, biome, biosphere
• organism, population, community, biome, ecosystem, ecosphere.
• organism, community, population, biome, ecosystem, ecosphere