Population Changes, Abiotic/Biotic, Predator Prey, and Biomes

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What biome has the greatest diversity of living things?

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Tropical Rainforest

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Front

How would you best describe a rainforest biome?

Back

Wet and warm with diverse plant and animal life

Front

What are biotic factors in an ecosystem?

Back

Living things

Front

In a predator/prey relationship, who is the predator in the example: Lion hunting a zebra?

Back

Lion

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What happens to the prey population if the predator population increases?

Back

The prey population decreases

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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What is an abiotic factor in an ecosystem?

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Non-living components such as water, sunlight, and minerals

Front

Define biodiversity.

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The variety of life in a particular habitat or ecosystem.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

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What role do decomposers play in an ecosystem?

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They break down dead organic material, returning nutrients to the soil.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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Explain the concept of carrying capacity in an ecosystem.

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The maximum population size of a species that an environment can sustain indefinitely.

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What is the relationship between predator and prey populations?

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They are interdependent; as predator populations increase, prey populations typically decrease.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4