Ecosystem Vocabulary Flashcard

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Ecosystem

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A community of living and nonliving things interacting in an environment

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Which of the following is an abiotic factor in an ecosystem? Grass, Sunlight, Rabbit, Tree

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Sunlight

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Biotic (in an ecosystem)

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Living things

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Which term describes a living thing, such as a plant or animal, in an ecosystem?

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Organism

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carrying capacity

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The maximum number of organisms an environment can support

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What is a limiting factor in an ecosystem?

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A factor that controls the growth of a population

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If water becomes scarce in a desert ecosystem, what is most likely to happen to the population of organisms living there?

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The population will decrease

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A forest has reached its carrying capacity for deer. What will most likely happen if more deer are introduced into the forest?

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Some deer may not survive due to limited resources

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Example of a biotic and an abiotic factor interacting in an ecosystem.

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A fish swimming in water

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How can scarcity of food act as a limiting factor for a population of rabbits in a meadow?

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It limits the number of rabbits that can survive in the meadow