Ecology Review

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What is the most abundant gas in our atmosphere?

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Nitrogen (78%)

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What type of growth is characterized by a rapid increase in population size?

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Exponential growth

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What do we call an organism that must consume other organisms for energy?

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Consumer

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What type of relationship exists when one organism benefits at the expense of another?

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Parasitism

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What is the process called when plants lose water through their leaves?

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Transpiration

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What is the term for organisms that produce their own food using sunlight?

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Autotroph

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What type of growth model includes a carrying capacity?

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Logistic growth

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What is the term for a symbiotic relationship where both organisms benefit?

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Mutualism

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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