biomes and ecosystems review for test 11/25

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What is the driest biome on Earth?

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Desert

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What is the primary source of light and food energy for life on Earth?

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The Sun

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What do we call an animal that is hunted and killed by another for food?

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Prey

Front

What term describes all the populations living in the same area?

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Community

Front

What is the term for all the living and nonliving things that interact in a specific area?

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Ecosystem

Front

What biome is characterized by very low temperatures and permafrost?

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Tundra

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What is the term for a group of ecosystems that share similar climates and organisms?

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Biome

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What is the role of producers in an ecosystem?

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Producers create their own food through photosynthesis or chemosynthesis.

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What is the difference between biotic and abiotic factors?

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Biotic factors are living components of an ecosystem, while abiotic factors are nonliving components.

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What is a food chain?

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A food chain is a linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass as one organism eats another.