Ecology Unit Review

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What is the role of plants in the carbon cycle?

Back

Plants produce and release oxygen that animals need.

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Which factor does NOT impact climate?

Back

Tectonic plates.

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What is carrying capacity?

Back

The maximum population size that an environment can sustain.

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What happens when a population exceeds its carrying capacity?

Back

The population starts to die off.

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What are decomposers?

Back

Organisms that break down dead remains of plants and animals.

Front

Define producers in an ecosystem.

Back

Organisms that produce their own food through photosynthesis.

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What is the significance of biodiversity in an ecosystem?

Back

Biodiversity enhances ecosystem resilience and stability.

Front

Explain the concept of an ecological niche.

Back

An ecological niche is the role and position a species has in its environment.

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What is the difference between herbivores and carnivores?

Back

Herbivores eat plants, while carnivores eat other animals.

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What is a food chain?

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A linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass.