Ecology Review

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What is the term for all the individuals of a species living in a specific area?

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Population

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What is the term for the part of Earth that supports life?

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Biosphere

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What are the nonliving components of an environment called?

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Abiotic factors

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What does the sequence Grass --> Grasshopper --> Mockingbird represent?

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Food chain

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What are organisms like algae, grasses, and trees that produce their own food called?

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Autotrophs/Producers

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What is the term for the variety of life in a particular habitat or ecosystem?

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Biodiversity

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What is the process by which plants convert sunlight into chemical energy?

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Photosynthesis

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What is the role of decomposers in an ecosystem?

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They break down dead organic matter and recycle nutrients back into the ecosystem.

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What is the difference between a food chain and a food web?

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A food chain is a linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass, while a food web is a complex network of interconnected food chains.

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What is the term for organisms that cannot produce their own food and must consume other organisms?

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Heterotrophs