Ecology Basics Review

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What is a community in ecology?

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All of the different species of living things that live in a certain area.

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What is a decomposer?

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Things that feed on dead organisms, recycling the nutrients back into the ground.

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What is the role of an autotroph (producer)?

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Use sunlight to make food.

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Why is there energy loss at each trophic level in an energy pyramid?

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Energy is lost as heat when organisms use energy to run their bodies.

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Which organisms have the most energy available in an energy pyramid?

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Producers.

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What is an ecosystem?

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A community of living organisms and their interactions with the environment.

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Define biodiversity.

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The variety of life in a particular habitat or ecosystem.

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What is a food chain?

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A linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass as one organism eats another.

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What is a food web?

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A complex network of feeding relationships among various organisms in an ecosystem.

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What is the difference between herbivores and carnivores?

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Herbivores eat plants, while carnivores eat other animals.