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Levels of Organization in Ecology

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Fill in the blanks with appropriate words. ________ is the study of organisms and their interaction with the surrounding environment.

a)

Ecology

b)

Biology

c)

Geology

d)

Astronomy

2.

Fill in the blanks with appropriate words. An ________ studies the relationship between living organisms and their habitats.

a)

ecologist

b)

biologist

c)

geologist

d)

chemist

3.

How many levels of organization are there in an ecosystem?

a)

Five: organism, population, community, ecosystem, and biosphere

b)

Four: organism, community, ecosystem, and biosphere

c)

Six: cell, organism, population, community, ecosystem, and biosphere

d)

Three: population, community, and ecosystem

4.

Fill in the blanks with appropriate words. A ________ is a group of similar individuals, usually of a given species occupying a particular habitat at a particular time.

a)

population

b)

community

c)

ecosystem

d)

biome

5.

Fill in the blanks with appropriate words. An ________ is a single organism, plant, animal, or microorganism, such as bacteria and fungi, capable of independent existence.

a)

individual

b)

ecosystem

c)

community

d)

population

6.

Fill in the blanks with appropriate words. An ________ is a functional unit of nature consisting of more than a community of living organisms and their abiotic factors.

a)

ecosystem

b)

organism

c)

population

d)

biome

7.

Fill in the blanks with appropriate words. A ________ includes populations of different species living together and sharing the same habitat in a given area.

a)

community

b)

ecosystem

c)

biome

d)

population

8.

Fill in the blanks with appropriate words. A ________ is the total of all the ecosystems on the planet Earth.

a)

biosphere

b)

atmosphere

c)

hydrosphere

d)

lithosphere

9.

Identify and name the different ecological levels in the diagram.

a)

Organism, Population, Community, Ecosystem, Biome, Biosphere

b)

Cell, Tissue, Organ, Organ System, Organism

c)

Producer, Consumer, Decomposer

d)

Individual, Group, Society, Culture

10.

Identify the different ecological organization levels. Fill in the blanks with the correct levels of ecological organization. Also draw the different organisms in each level.

a)

The different levels of ecological organization are: individual, population, community, ecosystem, biome, and biosphere.

b)

The different levels of ecological organization are: cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism.

c)

The different levels of ecological organization are: atom, molecule, cell, tissue, organ.

d)

The different levels of ecological organization are: species, genus, family, order, class.

11.

Determine which level of ecological organization the information refers to. A group of organisms of the same species that live in an area.

a)

Population

b)

Community

12.

Determine which level of ecological organization the information refers to. A flock of sheep.

a)

Community

b)

Population

13.

Determine which level of ecological organization the information refers to. An interacting group of various species in a common location.

a)

Community

b)

Ecosystem

14.

Determine which level of ecological organization the information refers to. The coconut trees on an island.

a)

Population

b)

Community

15.

Determine which level of ecological organization the information refers to.

a)

Biosphere

b)

Ecosystem

c)

Population

16.

Determine which level of ecological organization the information refers to.

a)

Organism

b)

Ecosystem

17.
Question Image

Match the following

a)

1 individual

1.

Organism

b)

a group of the SAME organisms

2.

Population

c)

groups of DIFFERENT organisms

3.

Community

d)

All of the living and non-living things in an area

4.

Ecosystem

e)

a ball of life =

the earth

5.

Biosphere

18.

Label the levels of organization:

19.

Match the following

a)

1.

population

b)

2.

community

c)

3.

organism

20.

Match the following

a)

Biosphere

1.

Where organisms live ocean-to sky

b)

Organism

2.

One living thing

c)

Poplation

3.

2 or more organisms of the same species

d)

Community

4.

Multiple populations

e)

Ecosystem

5.

community & abiotic factors

21.

Which of the following is an example of an abiotic factor in an ecosystem?

a)

Sunlight

b)

Tree

c)

Deer

d)

Fungi

22.

Fill in the blanks with appropriate words. A ________ is a living component that affects the population of another organism, or the environment.

a)

abiotic factor

b)

biotic factor

c)

biosphere

d)

ecosystem

23.

Which of the following best describes the relationship between abiotic and biotic factors in an ecosystem?

a)

Abiotic factors are less important than biotic factors.

b)

Biotic factors control abiotic factors.

c)

Biotic factors depend on abiotic factors for survival.

d)

Abiotic factors are independent of biotic factors.