Balance Ecosystems

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What is the series of changes that occurs in an area where the ecosystem has been disturbed, but where soil and organisms still exist?

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Secondary succession.

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What do we call the first species to populate an area?

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Pioneer species.

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What term describes many different types of organisms in an ecosystem?

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Biodiversity.

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What happens to the frog population if the eagle becomes extinct in a food web?

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The frog population would increase.

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What do we call anything in an ecosystem that we need to live?

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Resource.

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What is primary succession?

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The series of changes that occur in an area where no soil exists, such as after a volcanic eruption.

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What is an ecosystem?

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A community of living organisms and their interactions with their environment.

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What is a food web?

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A system of interrelated food chains in an ecosystem.

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What is the role of a producer in an ecosystem?

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Producers create energy through photosynthesis, forming the base of the food web.

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What is a consumer in an ecosystem?

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An organism that eats other organisms for energy.