Ecological Hierarchy

What is the term used to describe ALL of the populations of ALL the species of living organisms within a particular habitat?

• savanna

• wildlife

• community

• habitat

• ecosystem

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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

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?

• community

• biome

• ecosystem

• biosphere

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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

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

What is the smallest level of ecological hierarchy?

• Organism

• Population

• Community

• Ecosystem

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Which level of ecological hierarchy includes both living and non-living components?

• Community

• Population

• Ecosystem

• Organism

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

In an ecological hierarchy, which level comes directly after 'population'?

• Organism

• Community

• Ecosystem

• Biome

Which of the following is the largest level of ecological hierarchy?

• Biome

• Biosphere

• Ecosystem

• Community

What level of ecological hierarchy is represented by a group of interacting species in a given area?

• Population

• Community

• Ecosystem

• Biome

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2