Biodiversity

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What is biodiversity?

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Biodiversity refers to the variety of life in a particular habitat or ecosystem, including the diversity of species, genetic variation, and ecosystem diversity.

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What are biotic factors?

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Biotic factors are living components of an ecosystem, such as plants, animals, and microorganisms.

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What are abiotic factors?

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Abiotic factors are non-living components of an ecosystem, such as sunlight, water, temperature, and soil.

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Define competition in ecology.

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Competition is the struggle between organisms to survive as they attempt to use the same resource.

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What is the difference between immigration and emigration?

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Immigration is the movement of individuals into a population, while emigration is the movement of individuals out of a population.

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What is a predator?

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A predator is an organism that hunts and feeds on other organisms (prey) for survival.

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What is prey?

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Prey are organisms that are hunted and eaten by predators.

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What is an ecosystem?

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An ecosystem is a community of living organisms interacting with their physical environment.

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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.

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What is a food web?

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A food web is a complex network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem.