Name What Is Ecology?

Term Definition

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Example

How Im Going to Remember the Meaning

Organism

Biome

Biosphere

Species

Community

Ecology

Ecosystem

Population

Levels of Organization Ecologists ask many questions about organisms and their environments. Some ecologists study individual organisms. Others study how organisms interact with and influence the global environment. Label each level of organization in the diagrams below.

Answer the questions. 1. Which level of organization contains all of the organisms of one species that live in a certain area? ______________________________ 2. What is the highest level of organization studied by ecologists? __________________________ 3. A group of populations is called a(n)____________________________________ 4. A pond with all of its many species living together in this one location would be a good example of a(n) A. population. C. biosphere. B. community. D. organism.

5. ________________________________ is the study of the interactions among living things, and between living things and their environment. 6. A ___________________________________ contains both communities and ecosystems. 7. Of the three terms, biome, community, and ecosystem, which term contains the other two?
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8. Explain the relationship between ecosystems and biomes.

9. What are the five different levels of organization studied by ecologists?

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10. Use the meaning of eco- to write your own definition of ecosystem.

11. How can an individual organism simultaneously be part of a population, community, ecosystem, and biome?

12. At what level of organization would a scientist study the interaction between seals and polar bears in the Arctic? Explain your answer.