Quarter 2 Exam (Ecology and Cell Processes)

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What is the role of an organism in its environment called?

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Niche

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What do the arrows in a food chain or web represent?

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They show what direction the energy is flowing between organisms.

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What happens to a population when it grows past the ecosystem's carrying capacity?

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The population starts to die off to return to carrying capacity.

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What is the process called that releases energy from glucose anaerobically?

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Fermentation

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What do we call an organism that gets energy from eating other organisms?

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Consumer

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What is a biome?

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A large area characterized by its climate, plants, and animals.

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What is an ecosystem?

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A community of living organisms and their environment interacting as a system.

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What is a habitat?

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The natural home or environment of an organism.

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What is a producer?

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An organism that makes its own food, usually through photosynthesis.

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What is a decomposer?

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An organism that breaks down dead or decaying organisms.