Ecological Levels of Organization

What is a community?

• One individual of a species

• a group of individuals living together in an area

• all the different populations living together in an area

• different communities and their physical environment

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What is an ecosystem?

• One individual of a species

• a group of individuals of a species that live in the same area

• all the different species in an area

• all the communities in an area and the physical environment

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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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 level of organization can be seen here?

• Species

• 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

Which is the thin layer of the earth that supports life and also the largest level of ecological organization?

• community

• biosphere

• population

• biome

What is it called when a group of the same organisms living together in the same place at the same time?

• An organism

• A population

• A community

• A biome

What are groups of different populations living togther in the same place at the same time called?

• An organism

• A population

• A community

• A biosphere

What is it called when you have groups of different populations along with their abiotic factors?

• An organism

• A population

• A community

• An ecosystem

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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Which level of ecological organization includes both biotic and abiotic components?

• Organism

• Population

• Community

• Ecosystem

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