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Levels of Ecological Organization

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Water temperature would be an example of ...

a)

a biotic factor.

b)

an abiotic factor.

2.
A collection of organisms that belong to different populations but all live in the same area and interact with one another.
a)
Population
b)
Ecosystem
c)
Community
d)
Ecosphere
3.
A place where an organism lives.
a)
Terrain
b)
Habitat
c)
Community
d)
Population
4.

A collection of organisms that make up a community as well as all of the nonliving components of the environment.

a)

Population

b)

Community

c)

Habitat

d)

Ecosystem

5.

The role or job of a species in a community.

a)

habitat

b)

diet

c)

niche

d)

ecosystem

6.

Two organisms that are so similar they can interbreed in nature and produce fertile offspring.

a)

biotic factor

b)

herbivore

c)

ecosystem

d)

species

7.
Nonliving factor that affects an ecosystem...
a)
biotic factor
b)
abiotic factor
c)
food chain 
d)
biome
8.

Living factors or organisms that affect an ecosystem...

a)

abiotic factors

b)

species

c)

trophic level

d)

biotic factors

9.

What are the biotic factors in this image?

a)

sunlight, elephants, grasses

b)

sunlight, water, oxygen

c)

elephants, autotrophs, food supply

d)

precipitation, heterotrophs, soil

10.

What are the abiotic factors in this image?

a)

water, sunlight, dirt

b)

birds, plants, predators

c)

water, plants, parasites

d)

oxygen, water, grasses

11.
An ecosystem contains living and nonliving things.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
Which of the following is a population?
a)
hawks, barred owls, and eagles on NC coast
b)
mountain stream
c)
all the frogs in a pond
d)
blue-tailed skinks (lizards) around a barn
13.

Which best describes a diurnal animal?

a)

hawk that hunts during day

b)

barn owl hunting at night

c)

opossum feeding at night

d)

bats roosting during the day

14.
Which of the following best describes a community?
a)
sharks, groupers, anemones and shrimp on a coral reef
b)
decorator crabs on the seafloor
c)
loggerhead sea turtles in Atlantic
d)
prairie grassland in Wyoming
15.

Earthworms break down leaves and other organic matter. When they burrow they increase the amount of air and water in the soil. Earthworms serve as food for many bird and salamander species. This best represents...

a)

niche

b)

circadian rhythm

c)

habitat

d)

predation

16.

Identify all the biotic factors from the list below:

a)

mites in a honeybee hive

b)

rotting log

c)

flooding after a tropical storm

d)

black rat snakes preying on mice

e)

pH drop in a crater lake

17.

Which of the following illustrates circadian rhythm?

a)

Monarch butterflies migrate to Mexico from NC at the end of each summer.

b)

Red blood cells take in increased levels of potassium during the day. Potassium levels in red blood cells fall off each night.

c)

Lithops flower in the fall and go dormant during the winter.

d)

Woodchucks will eat and collect a considerable amount of food in the summer and fall to store up their reserves for the long, cold months.

18.

Identify all the characteristics and examples of ecosystems from the list below:

a)

interacting communities and the environment

b)

a collection of abiotic factors ONLY

c)

mountain stream

d)

coral reef

e)

all the snakes in the Mojave desert

19.

Animals that are active during the day are ...

(a)  

20.

Which of the following best illustrates a population?

a)

all the largemouth bass in Kerr Lake

b)

a freshwater marsh

c)

a oak-history hardwood forest

d)

all the honeybees, bald-faced hornets and western yellow jackets in a deciduous forest