Population Organization Vocabulary FA Chapter 4, lesson 1
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1. A group of organisms who breed together &
live in the same geographical region are a(n)
a. Ecosystem
c. Population
b. Individual
d. Biosphere
2. Members of two different populations can
mate successfully if they do meet, producing healthy,
fertile offspring, so they belong to the same:
a. Ecosystem
c. Species
b. Biosphere
d. Community
3. A complete description of abiotic & biotic requirements
for long-term survival of a population is called its _____?
a. Ecosystem
c. Resource
b. Habitat
d. Ecology
4. All the biotic components of an ecosystem are collectively referred to as a _____:
a. Ecosystem
c. Habitat
b. Population
d. Community
5. Nonliving components of an ecosystem, like average temperature or rainfall, are called ____.
a. Resources
c. Abiotic factors
b. Biotic factors
d. Organisms
6. Any material, biotic or abiotic interaction, or physical condition required by an organism for survival is
referred to as a
a. Resource
c. Abiotic factor
b. Biotic factor
d. Ecosystem
7. Which is the correct order of organization of an ecosystem, from smallest and least inclusive to largest
and most inclusive?
a. Biosphere, individual, community,
c. Community, biosphere, ecosystem,
population, ecosystem
individual, population
b. Individual, population, community,
d. Ecosystem, biosphere, individual,
ecosystem, biosphere
community, population
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Population Organization Vocabulary FA Chapter 4, lesson 1
8. _________ is defined as the interaction of organisms with each other and with the nonliving parts of
their environment:
a. Ecology
b. A habitat
c. A biosphere
d. A population
9. The _________________ is actually a huge, global ecosystem because matter and energy are
exchanged in biogeochemical cycles that involve the oceans and the atmosphere and because many
populations are migratory.
a. Habitat
b. Abiotic factor
c. Species
d. Biosphere
e. Resource
10. An organism ________________ when it enters INTO a new ecosystem
a. Immigrates
b. Emigrates
c. Hibernates
d. Motivates
11. An organism ________________ when it MOVES OUT of an ecosystem.
a. Immigrates
b. Emigrates
c. Hibernates
d. Motivates
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