Introduction to Ecology

What is the study of how organisms interact with each other and their environment called?

• Ecology

• Geology

• Zoology

• Botany

Which sphere of Earth is characterized by frozen water?

• Biosphere

• Atmosphere

• Lithosphere

• Cryosphere

What is an example of an abiotic factor?

• Animals

• Sunlight

• Plants

• Bacteria

What do ecologists study at the population level?

• Groups of organisms of the same species

• Individual organisms

• Global climate patterns

• Interactions between different species

What is the term for Earth viewed as an ecological system?

• Population

• Community

• Biosphere

• Ecosystem