Use the scenario to answer the question.

For a class assignment, you need to study a microscopic model of a freshwater biome.

What is the broadest level of the ecological hierarchy that you will encounter in this microscopic model?

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Responses

population
population

ecosystem
ecosystem

organism
organism

community

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In the context of a microscopic model of a freshwater biome, the broadest level of the ecological hierarchy you would encounter is ecosystem.

An ecosystem encompasses all the living organisms (population and community) and the physical environment (abiotic factors) in a specific area, which is what a biome represents.