Ecosystem Populations

What is the largest level of ecological organization that can be observed in the image?

• Species

• Population

• Community

• Ecosystem

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The living or once living parts of an organism's environment are called its...

• community

• habitat

• biotic factors

• abiotic factors

An example of a population is

• all trees in a forest

• all maple trees in a forest

• all plants in a forest

• all animals in a forest

This is the study of interactions between organisms and the interactions that organisms have with their environment.

• Evolution

• Ecology

• Biology

• Commensalism

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4,386 Red Foxes in Massachusetts in October 2020

• Community

• Species

• Population

• Organisms

About how many visible organisms are in this image of the Mojave Desert?

• About 10

• About 15

• About 30

• About 45

How many species of animal are in this image?

• 8

• 19

• 2

• 10

The squirrel eats nuts, seeds, and insects. It builds a nest in a tree. It is eaten by foxes, hawks, and racoons. It buries its food in the ground for storage over the winter - this helps disperse the seeds for plants. It carries diseases that can be spread in the community.

This situation best shows the squirrel's...

• Niche

• Habitat

• Ecosystem

• Community

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A prairie dog, a hawk, and a badger all are members of the same ________________.

• niche

• community

• species

• population

Which of the following best describes a community?

• sharks, groupers, anemones and shrimp on a coral reef

• decorator crabs on the seafloor

• loggerhead sea turtles in Atlantic

• prairie grassland in Wyoming

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