Ecology 101: Introduction to Ecological Principles and Concepts

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Which level of ecological organization involves the interaction between the biological community and its physical environment?

Biosphere

Biome

Community

Ecosystem (correct)

What is the role of decomposers in an ecosystem?

To feed on other organisms

To produce organic matter

To break down dead organisms and waste products (correct)

To capture sunlight and convert it into energy

Which type of ecological interaction occurs when one organism benefits while the other is neither helped nor harmed?

Commensalism (correct)

Mutualism

Competition

Parasitism

What is the result of habitat destruction?

Species loss Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of predation?

A bird eating a mouse Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the global sum of all ecosystems, encompassing all living organisms and their surrounding physical environment?

Biosphere Signup and view all the answers

What is the functional unit where living organisms (biotic factors) interact with non-living factors (abiotic factors) like water, sunlight, and temperature?

Ecosystem Signup and view all the answers

What is the specific role and position an organism occupies within its habitat and community?

Niche Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a group of organisms of the same species living in a particular area at a given time?

Population Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the specific environment where an organism lives?

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Ecology 101: Introduction to Ecological Principles and Concepts

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Which level of ecological organization involves the interaction between the biological community and its physical environment?

What is the role of decomposers in an ecosystem?

Which type of ecological interaction occurs when one organism benefits while the other is neither helped nor harmed?

What is the result of habitat destruction?

Which of the following is an example of predation?

What is the term for the global sum of all ecosystems, encompassing all living organisms and their surrounding physical environment?

What is the functional unit where living organisms (biotic factors) interact with non-living factors (abiotic factors) like water, sunlight, and temperature?

What is the specific role and position an organism occupies within its habitat and community?

What is the term for a group of organisms of the same species living in a particular area at a given time?

What is the term for the specific environment where an organism lives?

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