Exploring Ecosystem Levels and Dynamics

Which of the following belongs in the table where the question mark is, representing a level of organization in an ecosystem between an organism and a community?

• Species

• Population

• Class

• Society

Which of the following is the correct order of the levels of ecosystem organization from smallest to largest?

• Organism, Community, Population, Ecosystem, Biome

• Organism, Population, Community, Ecosystem, Biome

• Population, Organism, Community, Biome, Ecosystem

• Biome, Ecosystem, Community, Population, Organism

What is the term for a group of individuals of the same species living in a specific area?

• Community

• Ecosystem

• Population

• Biome

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Which level of organization includes all the living and non-living components in a particular area?

• Community

• Ecosystem

• Population

• Organism

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is the primary difference between a habitat and a niche?

• A habitat is where an organism lives, while a niche is the role it plays in the ecosystem.

• A niche is where an organism lives, while a habitat is the role it plays in the ecosystem.

• A habitat and a niche are the same thing.

• A niche is larger than a habitat.

Which of the following best describes a community?

• All the ecosystems in a biome

• All the populations of different species living and interacting in an area

• A single species living in an area

• The non-living components of an environment

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

What is the term for the maximum number of individuals of a species that an environment can support?

• Carrying capacity

• Population density

• Biotic potential

• Limiting factor

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which of the following factors can affect population dynamics?

• Birth rate

• Death rate

• Immigration and emigration

• All of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

In which level of organization would you classify a forest?

• Organism

• Population

• Community

• Ecosystem

Which of the following is an example of a biome?

• A pond

• A desert

• A school of fish

• A single tree