Biology Ecology Intro 13.1 and 13.2

What is the correct order of the following ecology terms from simplest to most complex

• Population

• Community

• Ecosystem

• Biome

• Biosphere

Categorize the options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Biotic

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(b) Abiotic

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• Humans

• Predators

• Soil

• Temperature

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• Group of Algae

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Species that are critical to an ecosystem are called _______________?

• Keystone Species

• Cornerstone Species

• Alpha Species

• Detrimental Species

When scientists cannot go out into the ecosystem to study it, how do they bring the ecosystem into the laboratory?

• Models

• Observations

• Clinics

• Imaginary

A group of populations become what?

• Ecosystems

• Communities

• Biomes

• Bioshperes

At what level of organization do ABIOTIC factors begin to be included?

• Population

• Community

• Ecosystem

• Biome