Ecology Review

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Organisms of the same species in one place at a given time is called a ________.

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population

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A group of biological communities that interact with the abiotic factors is ________.

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an ecosystem

Front

The earth and the biosphere are the same. True or False?

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True

Front

The mouse in the food web is considered a ________.

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primary consumer

Front

Which would be considered an ecosystem?

Back

living and nonliving things in a pond

Front

What is a biome?

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A large geographic biotic unit, a major community of plants and animals with similar life forms and environmental conditions.

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Define abiotic factors.

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Non-living chemical and physical parts of the environment that affect living organisms.

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What is a food web?

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A system of interlocking and interdependent food chains.

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What role do producers play in an ecosystem?

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Producers, like plants, create energy through photosynthesis and form the base of the food web.

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What is a tertiary consumer?

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An organism that eats secondary consumers in a food chain.