Environmental Science -Ecology Unit Test Review

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What is carrying capacity?

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The maximum number of individuals of a species that an environment can support sustainably.

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What type of tree loses and regrows leaves each year?

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Deciduous trees.

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What is exponential population growth?

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A growth pattern where the population increases rapidly when resources are unlimited.

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What is logistic population growth?

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A growth pattern that shows how a population grows rapidly at first but slows as resources become limited.

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What are pioneer species?

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The first organisms to colonize an area during ecological succession.

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What is ecological succession?

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The process by which ecosystems change and develop over time.

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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 non-living components.

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What is a food chain?

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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 complex network of feeding relationships among various organisms in an ecosystem.

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What is biodiversity?

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The variety of life in a particular habitat or ecosystem.