Ecology review

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What is ecology?

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Ecology is the study of how living organisms interact with each other and their environment.

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What is a food web?

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A food web is a complex network of feeding relationships among organisms in an ecosystem.

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What is a producer?

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A producer is an organism that uses sunlight to make its own food, such as plants.

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What is a consumer?

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A consumer is an organism that needs to eat other organisms to obtain energy.

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What is a decomposer?

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A decomposer is an organism that breaks down dead material and waste, returning nutrients to the soil.

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What is a trophic level?

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A trophic level is a position in a food chain or food web, representing the flow of energy from one level to the next.

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What happens to a food web if a top predator is removed?

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If a top predator is removed, the populations of prey species may increase, potentially leading to overgrazing or depletion of producers.

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What is an autotroph?

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An autotroph is an organism that can produce its own food from inorganic substances, typically through photosynthesis.

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What is a herbivore?

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A herbivore is a consumer that primarily eats plants.

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What is a carnivore?

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A carnivore is a consumer that primarily eats other animals.