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Ecosystem: Levels of Organization

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

ecosystem

b)

ecology

c)

biotic factor

d)

community

2.
The temperate decisuous forest, the tropical rain forest, the desert, and the tundra are all examples of...
a)
the biopshere.
b)
biomes.
c)
ecosystems.
d)
communities.
3.

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?

a)

organism

b)

population

c)

community

d)

ecosystem

4.
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?
a)
community
b)
ecosystem
c)
biome
d)
biosphere
5.
What are the ecological levels of organization from smallest to the largest?
a)
organism, population, community, ecosystem, biome, biosphere
b)
organism, community, population, ecosystem, biome, biosphere
c)
organism, population, community, biome, ecosystem, ecosphere.
d)
organism, community, population, biome, ecosystem, ecosphere
6.
What is a group of ecosystems that share similar climates and types of organisms called?
a)
A community
b)
A biome
c)
An ecosystem
d)
A biosphere
7.

This image depicts which organizational level of the environment?

a)

Organism

b)

Population

c)

Community

d)

Ecosystem

8.

All the alligators in the same area are an example of a(n) _______________.

a)

organism

b)

community

c)

population

d)

group

9.
Which of the following is an example of a community?
a)

All the tiger sharks in the ocean.

b)

All the oak trees in a forest.

c)

All the cows on a farm. 

d)

The plants and animals in the same area.

10.
Different populations living and interacting with each other in the same area
a)
Biome
b)
Ecosystem
c)
Community
d)
Niche
11.

All of the squirrels living in Hubbard Park would be considered a

a)

population

b)

community

c)

ecosystem

d)

organism

12.

All of the fish and aquatic plants living in Mirror Lake are considered a

a)

species

b)

population

c)

community

d)

biome

13.

The portion of the planet in which living things are found

a)

ecosystem

b)

biosphere

c)

biome

d)

atmosphere

14.

From an ecological standpoint, all of the humans in Meriden are called a

a)

population

b)

community

c)

ecosystem

d)

species

15.

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

a)

a community.

b)

a biome.

c)

a biosphere.

d)

an Earthsphere.

16.

What level of ecological organization does the bird represent?

a)

Organism

b)

Population

c)

Community

d)

Ecosystem

17.

What level of ecological organization does this entire picture represent?

a)

Organism

b)

Population

c)

Community

d)

Ecosystem

18.

What is a population?

a)

One individual member of a species

b)

a group of individuals that belong to the same species and live in the same area

c)

all the different populations of species that live together in an area

d)

a community of species and the physical environment

19.

What are the abiotic factors in this image?

a)

water, sunlight, dirt

b)

birds, plants, predators

c)

water, plants, parasites

d)

oxygen, water, grasses

20.
Antonio and Javier are astronauts in space looking back at Earth and discussing how all the life on Earth interacts with each other as well as the nonliving things. What level of organization are they discussing?
a)
A community
b)
A biome
c)
An ecosystem
d)
A biosphere