Populations & Resources

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What is an ecosystem?

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An ecosystem consists of all living and nonliving things interacting in an area.

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Which animal is part of the resource population in a food web?

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Deer are part of the resource population.

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What happens to the sardine population if the penguin population decreases?

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The sardine population will likely increase because fewer penguins will eat sardines, leading to fewer deaths than births in the sardine population.

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What explains the increase in the size of the panther population?

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More panthers were born than died.

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What does it mean when a population is increasing?

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It means there are more births than deaths.

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Define 'population' in ecological terms.

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A population is a group of individuals of the same species living in a specific area.

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What is a food web?

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A food web is a complex network of feeding relationships among organisms in an ecosystem.

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What role do producers play in an ecosystem?

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Producers, like plants, create energy through photosynthesis and are the foundation of the food web.

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What is a resource population?

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A resource population consists of organisms that are consumed by other organisms in the ecosystem.

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How can a decrease in one population affect others in an ecosystem?

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A decrease in one population can lead to an increase in another population due to reduced competition for resources.