Introduction to Ecology and Levels of the Environment

What are two living factors in an ecosystem?

• water and air

• rocks and soil

• clouds and sunlight

• plants and animals

What is the term for a group of interbreeding organisms (species) living in the same area?

• organism

• ecosystem

• community

• population

What is the total way of life for an organism?

• community

• ecosystem

• habitat

• niche

Which of the following is the highest level of organization within the environment?

• population

• organism

• ecosystem

• biosphere

What is an abiotic factor?

• A living condition or thing, that influences or affects an ecosystem and the organisms in it.

• A non-living condition or thing, that does not affect an ecosystem and the organisms in it.

• A non-living condition or thing, that influences or affects an ecosystem and the organisms in it.

• A living condition or thing, that does not affect an ecosystem and the organisms in it.

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What is a biotic factor?

• Any non-living component that affects the population of another organism, or the environment.

• Any living component that has a population.

• Any living component that affects the population of another country.

• Any living component that affects the population of another organism, or the environment.

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The study of organisms interacting with one another in their environment is called _________.

• chemistry

• evolution

• ecology

• heredity

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Which term refers to the job an organism plays within its environment?

• biosphere

• ecology

• habitat

• niche

What is the term for something that makes its own food, usually a plant?

• Consumer

• Producer

• Herbivore

• Carnivore

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Sustainability is defined as…

• Consuming at a rate to satisfy the current generation.

• Rapidly increasing resource consumption over time.

• Maintaining a rate of resource consumption that will allow the population to survive indefinitely.

• Not consuming any resources at all.

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