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BIO 5.1 - Ecological Hierarchy

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

2.
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
3.
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
4.

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

5.

What are the biotic factors in this image?

a)

sunlight, elephants, grasses

b)

sunlight, water, air

c)

elephants, plants, trees

d)

elephants, clouds, grasses

6.

A collection of living organisms that belong to different populations but all live in the same area and interact with one another is a...

a)

Population

b)

Ecosystem

c)

Community

d)

Ecosphere

7.
When all the ecosystems on Earth are combined it is called...
a)
a community.
b)
a biome.
c)
a biosphere.
d)
an Earthsphere.
8.
A (or more than one) biotic community plus the abiotic features.
a)
Population
b)
Community
c)
Ecosystem
d)
Biome
9.
A builder is proposing a new housing development in an area of western Massachusetts. Construction of the housing development will destroy the wetland habitat in the area.
Which of the following would be the most likely consequence of the wetland’s destruction?
a)
The wetland plant species would disperse to adjacent meadow habitats.
b)
The populations of wetland animals would be unable to survive in that area.
c)
The wetland animal species would survive by interbreeding with non-wetland species
d)
The populations of wetland plants would evolve to disperse seeds by wind rather than water.
10.
Which term means all the members of every species that live in an area and the abiotic factors which they interact with?
a)
population
b)
community
c)
ecosystem
d)
biosphere
11.

What is a biome?

a)

one individual of a species

b)

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

c)

all the biological communities and their physical environment

d)

a group of similar ecosystems that share similar climates and animales

12.

Which is an example of an organism?

a)

One rabbit

b)

Many families of rabbits living together in a field

c)

Rabbits, hawks, and foxes living together in an area

d)

an area of hot climate and little rain where many communities live together

13.

Which is an example of an ecosystem?

a)

An area of cold climate and communities of similar species

b)

one elk

c)

a group of elks living together in the same area

d)

elks, snow rabbits, and owls living in the same area

14.

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

a)

a community.

b)

a biome.

c)

a biosphere.

d)

an Earthsphere.

15.

Living factors or organisms that affect an ecosystem...

a)

abiotic factors

b)

species

c)

trophic level

d)

biotic factors

16.

Which describes a group of organisms that is considered a species?

a)

They can breed and produce offspring that can breed.

b)

They are members of the same community.

c)

They live in the same ecosystem, community, and biome.

d)

They have similar physical characteristics

17.

The United States Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is a large portion of Alaska that is protected from construction, which would affect the land and resources that are available to living things. Which term is used to describe all the species that live in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge?

a)

population

b)

community

c)

ecosystem

d)

species