U2 Ecology Review

What is ecology?

• The study of the planet and its interaction with other planets in the solar system.
• The study of how organisms interact with each other and their physical environment.
• The study of animals and how they interact with other animals that are similar to them.
• The study of all nonliving things and how they were discovered in their habitat.

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Which of the following is the correct order of ecological organization from SMALLEST TO BIGGEST?

• Organism, Population, Community, Ecosystem, Biome, Biosphere

• Population, Biome, Biosphere, Organism, Community, Ecosystem

• Biome, Biosphere, Ecosystem, Community, Organism, Population

• Biosphere, Biome, Ecosystem, Community, Population, Organism

The picture below shows an example of what level of ecological organization?

• An Organism
• A Population
• A Community
• An Ecosystem

The picture below shows an example of what level of ecological organization?

• An Organism
• A Population
• An Ecosystem
• A Biosphere

Who are the primary consumers in the food web?

• Cactus
• Hawk, fox
• Scorpion, snake
• Insects, rodents

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Who are the producers in the food web?

• Cactus
• Hawk, fox
• Scorpion, snake
• Insects, rodents

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What does the direction of the arrow represent in a food web or food chain?

• Where water is transferred
• Where oxygen is transfered
• Where energy is transferred
• What is eating a predator

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What is a Biome?

• A group of living things, sharing the same environment.
• A large region of Earth that has a specific climate and specific living and nonliving things occupying it.
• An individual living thing that takes up space and consists of matter made up of atoms.
• The regions of the surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere of the earth occupied by all living and nonliving organisms.

What's the difference between climate and weather?

• Weather happens globally and climate happens locally.
• Weather is the long-term state of the atmosphere, while climate is the weather of a place on a daily basis.
• Weather is the day to day state of the atmosphere, while climate is the weather of a place over a long period of time.
• Weather is only precipitation, while climate is temperature.

Which 2 variables are included in climatographs?

• Monthly average temperature and sunlight
• Monthly average sunlight and cloud cover
• Monthly average precipitation and temperature
• Monthly average cloud cover and precipitation