Everything is Connected Review!Environmental Science Chapter 1 Section 1

1. A group of organisms of the same species living in the same area is known as a…..A. AbioticB. EcosystemC. CommunityD. PopulationE. BiosphereF. Ecology

ANSWERD. Population

2. Which of the following is abiotic?A. GrassB. WaterC. An alligatorD. A gar

AnswerB. Water – although it is essential to sustain life, it is non-living.

3. The study of interactions of living organisms with each other and the environment is known as….A. EcologyB. BiosphereC. PopulationD. EcosystemE. CommunityF. Abiotic

AnswerA. Ecology

4. The five levels of organization in the environment, from first to fifth level are….A. Organism, population, biotic elements,

abiotic elements, community.B. Organism, population, community,

ecosystem, biosphereC. Organism, population, biosphere,

ecosystem, communityD. Organism, population, biosphere,

abiotic elements, ecology

AnswerB. Organism, population, community, ecosystem, biosphere

5. The non-living part of the environment is known as……A. EcosystemB. PopulationC. BiosphereD. EcologyE. AbioticF. Community

AnswerE. Abiotic

6. A community is several species of animals interacting, while a population is….A. A single organismB. The nonliving elements of a

habitatC. The biotic and abiotic elements of

an areaD. Members of one species in an

area

AnswerD. Members of one species in an area

7. All the populations of species that live and interact in the same habitat is a……A. CommunityB. EcosystemC. PopulationD. BiosphereE. EcologyF. Abiotic

AnswerA. Community

8. What word describes the mammals, fish, birds, and plants that live in an environment?

A. BioticB. The populationC. The biosphereD. Abiotic

AnswerA. Biotic

9. The part of Earth where life exists is known as the….A. EcologyB. AbioticC. CommunityD. EcosystemE. PopulationF. Biosphere

AnswerF. Biosphere

10. A community of organisms and their abiotic environment is called an …….A. AbioticB. CommunityC. EcosystemD. PopulationE. BiosphereF. Ecology

AnswerC. Ecosystem

11. The living part of the environment is known as….A. AbioticB. CommunityC. BioticD. EcosystemE. PopulationF. Biosphere

AnswerC. Biotic

12. You are walking home and you see several geese in a nearby field. What are you observing?A. A biosphereB. A communityC. A populationD. An organism

AnswerC. A population – when you have more than one of the same organism, this is known as a population.

13. Our nature center would be an example of a…..A. OrganismB. PopulationC.BiosphereD.Community

AnswerD. Community

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