Ecology Unit Review

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Quaternary meaning

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fourth

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Organisms that make their own food/energy from sunlight

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Autotrophs/Producers

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This graph demonstrates

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logistic population growth

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A group of individuals similar to one another that can breed and create fertile offspring

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species

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Succession that occurs in areas where soil exists, but has been damaged or disturbed

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Secondary succession

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The role of producers in an ecosystem

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

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Difference between autotrophs and heterotrophs

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Autotrophs produce their own food; heterotrophs consume other organisms for energy.

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Definition of an ecosystem

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A community of living organisms interacting with their physical environment.

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What is biodiversity?

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The variety of life in a particular habitat or ecosystem.

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What is carrying capacity?

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The maximum population size that an environment can sustain indefinitely.