Ecological Hierarchy

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9th Grade

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Vera Irikura

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Ecological Hierarchy

Take notes on the levels of organization used to describe the living world

Then try the quiz questions

Review and retakes are possible

Multiple Choice

Which is an abiotic factor?

competition

predators

water

food

Multiple Choice

Which is the best description of an ecosystem?

all of the living and nonliving things in an environment

all of the individuals of one species in an area

all of the populations of living things in an area

all of the abiotic factors in an area

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an organism?

a herd of sheep

a wolf

a drop of water

a heart

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would correctly describe one female arctic fox?

biome

species

ecosystem

organism

Multiple Choice

What are the ecological levels of organization from smallest to the largest?

organism, population, community, ecosystem, biome, biosphere

organism, community, population, ecosystem, biome, biosphere

organism, population, community, biome, ecosystem, ecosphere.

organism, community, population, biome, ecosystem, ecosphere

Multiple Choice

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 community

A biome

An ecosystem

A biosphere

Multiple Choice

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?

community

ecosystem

biome

biosphere

Multiple Choice

Jacob is going out to his grandparents fram. 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?

organism

population

community

ecosystem

Multiple Choice

The largest level of ecological classification

ecosystem

biome

population

biosphere

Multiple Choice

The study of organisms and how they interact with one another and their environment is best described as

Biology

Ecology

Zoology

Botany

Multiple Choice

The smallest level of ecological classification

population

biome

ecosystem

organism

Multiple Choice

Which term means all the members of every species that live in an area and the abiotic factors which they interact with?

population

community

ecosystem

biosphere

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