Organization in Ecosystems

Which of the following shows the correct order of the pictures from the LOWEST (smallest) to the HIGHEST (largest) level of organization?

• c > b > d > a

• b > c > a > d

• c > b > a > d

• a > d > b > c

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Malik 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 different species of fish as well as maple and oak trees and dragonflies. WhatMalik 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

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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

Which of the following descriptions about the organization of an ecosystem is correct?

• Communities make up species, which make up populations

• Populations make up species, which make up communities

• Species make up communities, which make up population

• Species make up populations, which make up communities

Identify the correct level or organization: the ​sea turtle, fish, and coral reef plus the water, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and sunlight are an ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (a)   ​

• ecosystem

• biosphere

• biome

• species

• population

• community

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which best describes how ecosystems are broken down?

• Ecosystems are broken down into communities made of organisms, which are made of populations that live in the same area.

• Ecosystems are broken down into communities made of populations, which are made of organisms that live in the same area.

• Populations are made of communities of the same species that live in the same area.

• Ecosystems are made of communities that live in the same area.

Kennedi is walking to school with her best friend Christina. 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

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which represents community level of organization?

• lions, zebras, giraffes, trees

• lions

• lions, zebras, sunlight, trees, rocks

• lions and their cubs

Which represents a community?

• a

• b

• c

• d