Ecological Organization
Which level consists of individuals of the same species living in the same area?
Population
What is a herbivore, and what is its main source of food?
An animal that eats only plants.
What is a habitat?
The place where an organism naturally lives and grows.
What does biodiversity refer to?
The wide range of species and the way they interact with each other and their environment.
What is an ecosystem?
A community where living things, such as plants, animals, and microorganisms, interact with non-living things like soil, water, and sunlight.
Arrange these from smallest to largest: population, community, ecosystem, biome, individual.
Individual, Population, Community, Ecosystem, Biome.
What is a carnivore?
An animal that eats only meat.
What term refers to a group of interacting individuals of the same species?
Population
Which biome has the highest biodiversity?
Tropical rainforest.
What role do producers play in an ecosystem?
Producers, like plants, make their own food through photosynthesis, providing energy for other organisms.
What level of ecological organization includes multiple communities in a large geographic area?
Biome
Which type of animal only eats other animals?
Carnivore
What is a Microhabitat
A very small, specialized habitat, such as the space under a rock.
What does a biome represent in an ecosystem?
A type of biological community defined by its predominant plants, animals, and environmental conditions.
Name one way decomposers contribute to ecosystems.
Decomposers break down dead matter, returning nutrients to the soil.
What level of ecological organization involves all living and non-living components of an area?
Ecosystem
How do omnivores contribute to ecosystems?
They help balance ecosystems by eating both plants and animals.
What is the term for all populations of organisms that live together in the same area?
Community
Which habitat type is found at the bottom of ponds or rivers?
Benthic zone.
Describe one step in the water cycle.
Evaporation: The sun heats up water in rivers, lakes, and oceans, turning it into vapor that rises into the air.
Condensation: As the water vapor cools in the atmosphere, it forms tiny droplets, creating clouds.
Precipitation: When the droplets in clouds get heavy, they fall to the ground as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
Collection: The water collects in bodies like rivers, lakes, and oceans, or soaks into the ground to become groundwater.
Runoff: Water flows over the land, returning to rivers, lakes, and oceans, where it can evaporate and start the cycle again.
In which level of ecological organization do different species live together and interact?
Community.
Name an example of an omnivorous animal.
Bears (or any other Omnivorous animal)
What defines an ecosystem?
A system comprising all the biotic and abiotic factors in an area and all the interactions among them.
What type of habitat is found under rocks and logs, providing shelter for small organisms?
Microhabitat
Explain the concept of interdependence in ecosystems.
All organisms rely on one another to survive; for example, plants provide oxygen, decomposers return nutrients to the soil, and animals contribute to food webs.