Ecology Review

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What is the term for all the populations in a specific area?

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Community

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What do we call factors that are non-living in an ecosystem?

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Abiotic factors

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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What is the relationship called when one species benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed?

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Commensalism

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What is an example of a biotic factor in an ecosystem?

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Plants, animals, fungi, and bacteria are all biotic factors.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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What is the term for the role an organism plays in its environment?

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Niche

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What is the difference between a food chain and a food web?

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A food chain is a linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass, while a food web is a complex network of interconnected food chains.

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What is the primary source of energy for most ecosystems?

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The Sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

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What is the term for the maximum population size that an environment can sustain?

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Carrying capacity

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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What is the process by which plants convert sunlight into chemical energy?

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Photosynthesis

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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What is the term for a symbiotic relationship where both species benefit?

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Mutualism