Ecosystem: Levels of Organization

All of the organisms that live in a place, together with their physical environment is called the:

• ecosystem

• ecology

• biotic factor

• community

The temperate decisuous forest, the tropical rain forest, the desert, and the tundra are all examples of...

• the biopshere.
• biomes.
• ecosystems.
• communities.

Jacob is going out to his grandparents farm. On the farm is a stream that he likes to fish at. When he is fishing he sees many differernt speacies of fish as well as maple and oak trees and dragonflies. What Jacob is seeing is an example of what level of organization?

• organism

• population

• community

• ecosystem

Abby is walking to school with her best friend Jaylyn. They begin talking about everything they see including the ash trees, grass, weeds, ants, and people. They also notice how cold it is, how there are several large puffy clouds out, and how the sun is just starting to come up.  What level of organization are they discussing?

• community
• ecosystem
• biome
• biosphere

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

What is a group of ecosystems that share similar climates and types of organisms called?

• A community
• A biome
• An ecosystem
• A biosphere

This image depicts which organizational level of the environment?

• Organism

• Population

• Community

• Ecosystem

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All the alligators in the same area are an example of a(n) _______________.

• organism

• community

• population

• group

Which of the following is an example of a community?

• All the tiger sharks in the ocean.

• All the oak trees in a forest.

• All the cows on a farm. 

• The plants and animals in the same area.

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Different populations living and interacting with each other in the same area

• Biome
• Ecosystem
• Community
• Niche

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