Ecology Review

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What gas do trees remove from the atmosphere?

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Carbon dioxide.

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What is the consequence of a buildup of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?

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Climate change.

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What is a relationship where one organism benefits and the other is harmed?

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Parasitism.

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What is an example of a biotic factor that affects fish?

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Algae growing in the water.

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What are organisms that make their own food called?

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Producers or autotrophs.

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What do we call organisms that eat autotrophs?

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Herbivores.

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What is the term for organisms that cannot make their own food and must consume others?

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Heterotrophs.

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What is the role of producers in an ecosystem?

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They convert solar energy into chemical energy through photosynthesis.

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What is the primary source of energy for most ecosystems?

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The sun.

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What is the term for the variety of life in a particular habitat or ecosystem?

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Biodiversity.