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Environmental Organization Vocabulary Assessment

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the smallest unit of environmental organization?

a)

Community

b)

Population

c)

Biosphere

d)

Organism

e)

Biome

2.

What is the largest unit of environmental organization?

a)

Community

b)

Population

c)

Biosphere

d)

Organism

e)

Ecosystem

3.

What's the word: all of the biotic and abiotic factors in an area.

a)

Community

b)

Population

c)

Ecosystem

d)

Organism

4.

What's the word: A group of living organisms that are similar and can mate and produce fertile young

a)

Organism

b)

Ecosystem

c)

Species

d)

Population

5.

What's the word: Areas of the earth (atmosphere, hydrosphere, and surface) that are occupied by living organisms.

a)

Biome

b)

Community

c)

Ecosystem

d)

Biosphere

6.

What's the word: A group of organisms that belong to the same species, live in the same area, and interact with each other.

a)

Community

b)

Population

c)

Organism

d)

Biome

7.

What's the word: All of the populations of different species that live in the same area and interact with each other.

a)

Community

b)

Population

c)

Organism

d)

Biome

e)

Ecosystem

8.

What's the word: An individual living thing

a)

Community

b)

Population

c)

Organism

d)

Species

9.

What's the word: A large area of plants and animals that are adapted for a certain type of climate.

a)

Biosphere

b)

Ecosystem

c)

Biome

d)

Community

10.

Define it: Species

a)

An individual living organism

b)

Group of organisms that are similar and can mate and produce fertile offspring

c)

All of the biotic and abiotic factors in an area

d)

A group of organisms of the same species that live in the same area and interact with each other

11.

Define it: Organism

a)

An individual living thing

b)

Group of organisms that are similar and can mate and produce fertile offspring

c)

All of the biotic and abiotic factors in an area

d)

A group of organisms of the same species that live in the same area and interact with each other

12.

Define it: Population

a)

An individual living thing

b)

Group of organisms that are similar and can mate and produce fertile offspring

c)

All of the biotic and abiotic factors in an area

d)

A group of organisms of the same species that live in the same area and interact with each other

13.

Define it: Ecosystem

a)

Populations of different species that live in the same area and interact with each other

b)

Group of organisms that are similar and can mate and produce fertile offspring

c)

All of the biotic and abiotic factors in an area

d)

A large area of plants and animals that are adapted for a certain climate

14.

Define it: Community

a)

Populations of different species that live in the same area and interact with each other

b)

Group of organisms that are similar and can mate and produce fertile offspring

c)

All of the biotic and abiotic factors in an area

d)

A large area of plants and animals that are adapted for a certain climate

15.

Define it: Biome

a)

Areas of earth where living things live

b)

Group of organisms that are similar and can mate and produce fertile offspring

c)

All of the biotic and abiotic factors in an area

d)

A large area of plants and animals that are adapted for a certain climate

16.

Define it: Biosphere

a)

Areas of earth where living things live

b)

Group of organisms that are similar and can mate and produce fertile offspring

c)

All of the biotic and abiotic factors in an area

d)

A large area of plants and animals that are adapted for a certain climate

17.

What is the correct order, from smallest to largest?

a)

Biosphere>Biome>Ecosystem>Community>Population>Organism

b)

Biome>Ecosystem>Population>Community>Organism>Biosphere

c)

Ecosystem>Biosphere>Biome>Community>Population>Organism

d)

Organism>Population>Community>Ecosystem>Biome>Biosphere

e)

Population>Ecosystem>Community>Biome>Biosphere>Organism

18.

Which of the following is an example of a population?

a)
b)
c)
d)
19.

Although they rarely meet in the wild, lions and tigers have the ability to interbreed. However, their offspring are sterile (not fertile) and typically do not live long. Based on this information, are lions and tigers the same species?

a)

Yes

b)

No