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What is hydroponics?

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Hydroponics is a method of growing plants without soil, using nutrient-rich water and air.

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What is an ecosystem?

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An ecosystem is all the living and nonliving things that exist and interact in one place.

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What does a food chain represent?

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A food chain represents the flow of energy and nutrients through different organisms in an ecosystem.

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What is a consumer?

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A consumer is an organism that eats other organisms for energy.

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What is photosynthesis?

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Photosynthesis is the process where plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to produce sugar and release oxygen.

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What are producers?

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Producers are organisms that make their own energy and food, usually through photosynthesis.

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What is the role of decomposers in an ecosystem?

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Decomposers break down dead organisms, returning nutrients to the soil.

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What is aquaponics?

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Aquaponics is a system that combines aquaculture (raising fish) with hydroponics (growing plants in water) in a symbiotic environment.

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What is the difference between a population and a community?

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A population is a group of the same species living in an area, while a community includes all the different species living together.

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What is biodiversity?

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Biodiversity refers to the variety of life in a particular habitat or ecosystem.