Introduction to Ecology and Levels of the Environment

All of the organisms that live in a place, together with their physical environment is called the:

• ecosystem

• ecology

• biotic factor

• community

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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When all the ecosystems on Earth are combined it is called...

• a community.

• a biome.

• a biosphere.

• an Earthsphere.

The temperate decisuous forest, the tropical rain forest, the desert, and the tundra are all examples of...

• the biopshere.

• biomes.

• ecosystems.

• communities.

Andrea is on the grils cross country tream. She is heading out for a run when she comes across 20 Canadian geese.  What level of organization is this group of Canadian geese?

• organism

• population

• community

• biome

Jacob 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 differernt speacies of fish as well as maple and oak trees and dragonflies. What Jacob is seeing is an example of what level of organization?

• organism

• population

• community

• ecosystem

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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

What is a group of ecosystems that share similar climates and types of organisms called?

• community

• biome

• ecosystem

• biosphere