Studying Ecology- Lesson 1

The most basic level of ecological organization is a(n)

• individual

• population

• community

• biosphere

Trees would be considered ____ in an organisms habitat

• biotic factor

• abiotic factor

• alive

• shelter

Habitats provide organisms with the ____ they need to live, such as nutrients, shelter, and mates.

• resources

• food

• homes

• supplies

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unlike habitats, ecosystems have ____ boundaries

• geographical

• no

• large

• flexible

The study of how different populations interact with each other within a specific area

• community ecology

• population ecology

• ecosystem ecology

• biospheric ecology

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the study of how individuals within a population interact with each other. This can also include how some populations grow and others decline.

• Ecology

• population ecology

• community ecology

• ecosystem ecology

A group species that live in a particular area make up a

• population

• ecosystem

• habitat

• species

The soil in a frog's habitat would be considered a(n)

• abiotic factor

• biotic factor

• alive

• dead

Which of the following is NOT an abiotic factor

• wind

• rain

• soil

• grass

Explain why availability to resources is essential to life of an organism and how it could affect a population.

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