Final Review Biology EOC

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What is competition in biology?

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Competition is when living things struggle against one another to get resources such as food, water, space, and mates.

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Define a species.

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A species is a group of similar organisms that can reproduce with each other.

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How do producers obtain energy?

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Producers obtain energy by conducting photosynthesis.

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What is a eukaryote?

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A eukaryote is a more complex cell type that contains a nucleus and organelles.

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What happens if the snowshoe hare is removed from the food web?

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The shrew population would decrease due to being the only food source for hawks.

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What is predation?

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Predation is an interaction where one organism (the predator) kills and eats another organism (the prey).

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What is symbiosis?

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Symbiosis is a close and long-term interaction between two different species.

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What are primary consumers?

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Primary consumers are organisms that eat producers; they are typically herbivores.

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What role do decomposers play in an ecosystem?

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Decomposers break down dead organic material, recycling nutrients back into the ecosystem.

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What is the difference between prokaryotes and eukaryotes?

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Prokaryotes are simpler cells without a nucleus, while eukaryotes have a nucleus and are more complex.