Ecology Review

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What is ecology?

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Ecology is the study of how living organisms interact with each other and their environment.

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What is a food chain?

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A food chain is a sequence that shows how energy and nutrients flow from one organism to another in an ecosystem.

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What is a producer in an ecosystem?

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A producer is an organism that can make its own food, typically through photosynthesis, like plants.

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What is a consumer?

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A consumer is an organism that cannot produce its own food and must eat other organisms for energy.

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What is a decomposer?

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A decomposer is an organism that breaks down dead material and waste, returning nutrients to the soil.

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What is a habitat?

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A habitat is the natural environment where an organism lives and grows.

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What is a niche?

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A niche is the role an organism plays in its environment, including its habitat, resource use, and interactions with other organisms.

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What happens to a population when predators are removed?

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The population may increase until it reaches the carrying capacity of the environment.

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What is carrying capacity?

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Carrying capacity is the maximum number of individuals of a species that an environment can support sustainably.

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What is biodiversity?

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Biodiversity refers to the variety of life in a particular habitat or ecosystem.