Populations and Resources chapter 1

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An ecologist is a scientist who studies...

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The interactions between living things and their environments.

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What organism is the main focus of our Amplify unit story? Options: Marine biologists, Moon Jellies, Orca Whales, Giant Kelp

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Moon Jellies

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In our Amplify story, what is the problem we are trying to solve? Options: Why are there so many different species living in Glacier Sea? How has climate change affected Glacier Sea? Why is the moon jelly the only type of jelly in Glacier Sea? Why did the population of moon jellies in Glacier Sea mysteriously increase?

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Why did the population of moon jellies in Glacier Sea mysteriously increase?

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An ecosystem is made up of ______ .
Options: living things and their offspring, nonliving things such as rocks and soil, living things and nonliving things, many types of animals

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living things and nonliving things

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Organism

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An individual plant, animal, fungus, or single-celled life form.

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What is a scientific word that refers to new organisms being made?

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Reproduce

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Within a population, organisms are always...

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being born and dying.

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What causes a population size to increase?

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The number of births is greater than the number of deaths.

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What causes a population size to decrease?

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The number of deaths is greater than the number of births.

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If the population size stays stable, does this mean that no organisms have been born or died?

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No, because if some organisms are born and the same number of organisms die, then the total population size can stay constant.