EOC Review: Ecology Part I

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What is a food chain?

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A food chain is a linear sequence that shows how energy and nutrients flow from one organism to another in an ecosystem, typically starting with a producer and moving up to various levels of consumers.

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Define habitat.

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Where an organism lives in an ecosystem.

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What is emigration?

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Emigration is the process of individuals moving out of a population, which can lead to a decrease in that population's size.

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What is ecology?

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The science of how living and nonliving things interact.

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What are consumers in an ecosystem?

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Consumers are organisms that obtain energy by feeding on other organisms, including herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores.

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What is a producer in a food web?

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A producer is an organism, typically a plant, that can make its own food through photosynthesis and serves as the base of the food web.

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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 are limiting factors in an ecosystem?

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Limiting factors are environmental conditions that restrict the growth, abundance, or distribution of organisms in an ecosystem.

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What is a symbiotic relationship?

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A symbiotic relationship is a close interaction between two different species, which can be beneficial, harmful, or neutral to one or both parties.

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What is an herbivore?

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An herbivore is an organism that primarily eats plants.