Questions: QUESTION 5
Which is the largest ecological system in scale?
a. population
b. biosphere
c. ecosystem
d. community
Transcript text: QUESTION 5
Which is the largest ecological system in scale?
a. population
b. biosphere
c. ecosystem
d. community
Solution
The answer is the second one (B): biosphere.
Explanation for each option:
a. Population - This refers to a group of individuals of the same species living in a specific area. It is the smallest scale among the options provided.
b. Biosphere - This encompasses all ecosystems on Earth, including all living organisms and their interactions with the environment. It is the largest ecological system in scale.
c. Ecosystem - This includes all living organisms in a particular area, along with the non-living components of their environment, interacting as a system. It is larger than a population or community but smaller than the biosphere.
d. Community - This refers to all the different species living in a particular area and interacting with each other. It is larger than a population but smaller than an ecosystem.
Summary:
The largest ecological system in scale is the biosphere.