Ecology Review

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What are biotic factors in an ecosystem?

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Living things in an ecosystem such as plants, animals, fungi, and bacteria.

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What is commensalism?

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A type of symbiotic relationship where one species benefits and the other is unaffected.

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What are plants called in a food chain?

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Producers / Autotrophs.

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How do biotic and abiotic factors interact in an ecosystem?

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Biotic and abiotic factors interact in various ways, such as through dependence on abiotic factors for survival and through the influence of abiotic factors on the distribution and abundance of biotic factors.

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Which of the following is an abiotic factor in an ecosystem?

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Temperature.

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Define abiotic factors.

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Non-living components of an ecosystem, such as temperature, sunlight, water, and minerals.

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What is the role of producers in an ecosystem?

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Producers, or autotrophs, convert sunlight into energy through photosynthesis, forming the base of the food chain.

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What is the difference between consumers and producers?

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Producers create their own food through photosynthesis, while consumers rely on other organisms for food.

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What is mutualism?

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A symbiotic relationship where both species benefit from the interaction.

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What is parasitism?

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A relationship where one organism benefits at the expense of another.