Ecology

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Members of a species in a defined area

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population

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Consumer that eats plants

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herbivore

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Series of steps in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten

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food chain

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Organisms that relies on other organisms for food; consumer

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heterotroph

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All the organisms in a particular location, including their nonliving environment

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ecosystem

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What does fungi do to dead plants and animals?

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Decompose them

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What may happen if the snowshoe hare was removed from the food web pictured?

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The shrew population would decrease due to being only hawk food source.

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In the energy pyramid here, how much of the energy in the producers gets passed to the herbivores? Options: 10%, 20%, 80%, 90%

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10%

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Which of the following leads to a decrease in biodiversity? Options: protection of ecosystems, pollution control, selective cutting, introduction of exotic or invasive species

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introduction of exotic or invasive species

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A carbon "sink" is best described as:

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a carbon reservoir that stores more carbon than it is releasing