A PERSPECTIVE ON CONSCIOUSNESS & EGO

Consciousness is a measurement. the question "is it conscious or not" or what is consciousness? maybe should be asked how conscious is it. or how aware is it of itself and its surroundings. Also how it interacts with its reality. Ask yourself this question "how aware are you of yourself and your surroundings" and how you interact with your reality? Intelligence is a measurement of how you manipulate your reality. The question is consciousness = EGO? or does EGO only exist in this reality construct?