Levels of Biological Organization

Which of the following best describes a tissue?

• a group of cells working together to perform a specific function

• a group of organs that work together to perform a specific function

• the smallest functioning unit of a living organism

• a specialized unit within a cell that has a specific function

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What are the biotic factors in this image?

• sunlight, elephants, grasses

• sunlight, water, air

• elephants, plants, trees

• elephants, clouds, grasses

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What level of ecological organization does the bird represent?

• Organism

• Population

• Community

• Ecosystem

Which is the thin layer of the earth that supports life and also the largest level of ecological organization?

• A community

• The biosphere

• A population

• The biome

A collection of living organisms that belong to different populations but all live in the same area and interact with one another is a...

• Population

• Ecosystem

• Community

• Ecosphere

Which of the following best describes a community?

• sharks, groupers, anemones and shrimp on a coral reef

• decorator crabs on the seafloor

• loggerhead sea turtles in Atlantic

• prairie grassland in Wyoming

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All of the different BIOTIC organisms found in the same area.

• Organism

• Population

• Community

• Ecosystem

The __________ is the basic unit of life.

• organ

• cell

• organ system

• tissue

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When many organ systems work together it can form...

• organ

• organ system

• organism

• population

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When the community interacts with its physical environment which includes water, air, sunlight, soil, rock and minerals. This brings us to the next level of organization called __________.

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