Introduction

Question 0

List the levels of biological complexity from least to most complex.

Answer 0

Individual, population, community, ecosystem, biome, biosphere

Question 1

What do relationships between organisms in their physical and biotic environment involve?

Answer 1

Interactions with the physical world as well as interrelationships with other species and individuals of the same species.

Question 2

What are some examples of abiotic factors?

Answer 2

pH, salinity, temperature, turbidity, wind speed and direction, humidity, precipitation, water pressure, light intensity and quality.

Question 3

What are the categories of producers/consumers named?

Answer 3

Competitors, parasites, pathogens, symbionts and predators.

Question 4

What are examples of physical conditions?

Answer 4

Substrate, humidity, sunlight, temperature, salinity, pH, exposure, altitude and depth.

Question 5

Can physical conditions both help and hinder an organism?

Answer 5

Yes.

Question 6

What two features does an ecosystem include?

Answer 6

A community and the physical environment.

Question 7

What are 4 biotic features?

Answer 7

Plants, organisms, bacteria/decomposers.