6.12: Science Assessment Questions

Which of the following represents the lowest level of organization in this forest environment?

• A single deer standing near the flowing river

• The group of squirrels mating to produce offspring

• The squirrels eating the nuts and acorns from the trees

• A group of bushes providing shade for small insects

Which of the following is the highest level of organization in this forest environment?

• All the organisms living and interacting together in the environment

• One hawk flying in the sky over the forest

• A group of shrubs in a part of the environment

• A group of one hundred pine trees living closely together in the forest

Which level of organization do the four frogs, W, living together and mating in this pond represent?

• A population

• An organism

• A community

• An ecosystem

Which level of organization does the single fish, Y, represent in the pond environment?

• An organism

• A population

• A community

• An ecosystem

Which level of organization do the dragonflies and lily pads, Z, that are interacting in this environment represent?

• A community

• An organism

• A population

• An ecosystem

Which level of organization do all of the living and nonliving factors, X, interacting in the pond environment represent?

• An ecosystem

• A population

• An organism

• A community

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The group of anemonefish swimming together in the reef environment represents the —

• second level of organization in the environment, called a population.

• first level of organization in this environment, called an organism.

• third level of organization in this environment, called a community.

• fourth level of organization in this environment, called an ecosystem.

The stingray resting on the bottom of the reef represents —

• an organism, the lowest level of organization in an ecosystem.

• a population, the highest level of organization in an ecosystem.

• a community, the highest level of organization in a community.

• an ecosystem, the lowest level of organization in a community.

The stingray, group of anemonefish, coral, starfish, saltwater, and sand all make up a level of organization called a reef —

• ecosystem.

• population.

• community.

• organism.

The picture that represents a community is —

• Z, a group of zebra and wildebeests interacting in one environment.

• Y, a single lion resting by itself.

• X, many types of organisms interacting with their nonliving environment interacting.

• W, a group of one type of organisms interacting in one environment.

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