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The Hierarchy of Ecological Systems Match each description/example below to one of the levels in the hierarchy of ecological systems (a–f). Each letter may be used more than once. a. individual b. population c. community d. ecosystem e. landscape f. biosphere 1. All the living things on Earth are sustained by interconnected global systems. 2. Cheetahs and gazelles interact in a predator-prey relationship. 3. A forest in the eastern US contains trees, ferns, bears, robins, soil microbes, and many other kinds of organisms, as well as the water, air, sunlight, and nutrients upon which those organisms depend. 4. A single tadpole grows to become a frog. 5. An estuary and the organisms that live within it are affected by inputs of freshwater, sediment, and nutrients from the river that flows into it, as well as by the tides and currents of the marine environment offshore. 6. A colony of penguins lives on an island. 7. A rural area consists of a patchwork of natural forest and agricultural fields. 8. A lake system has water, sunlight, and nutrients that support fish, frogs, aquatic insects, cattails, and many other organisms. 9. In the forests of the Pacific Northwest, Douglas firs often dominate the canopy layer while plants like vine maple and rhododendron grow in the understory. 10. A herd of caribou migrates seasonally.

          The Hierarchy of Ecological Systems
Match each description/example below to one of the levels in the hierarchy of ecological systems (a–f). Each letter may be used more than once.
a. individual
b. population
c. community
d. ecosystem
e. landscape
f. biosphere
1. All the living things on Earth are sustained by interconnected global systems. __________
2. Cheetahs and gazelles interact in a predator-prey relationship. __________
3. A forest in the eastern US contains trees, ferns, bears, robins, soil microbes, and many other kinds of organisms, as well as the water, air, sunlight, and nutrients upon which those organisms depend. __________
4. A single tadpole grows to become a frog. __________
5. An estuary and the organisms that live within it are affected by inputs of freshwater, sediment, and nutrients from the river that flows into it, as well as by the tides and currents of the marine environment offshore. __________
6. A colony of penguins lives on an island. __________ 
7. A rural area consists of a patchwork of natural forest and agricultural fields. __________
8. A lake system has water, sunlight, and nutrients that support fish, frogs, aquatic insects, cattails, and many other organisms. __________
9. In the forests of the Pacific Northwest, Douglas firs often dominate the canopy layer while plants like vine maple and rhododendron grow in the understory. __________
10. A herd of caribou migrates seasonally. __________

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