Biosphere Unit

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What is a Consumer?

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An organism that needs to eat other organisms to obtain energy.

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What is a Producer?

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An organism that uses sunlight to create its own food.

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How does habitat fragmentation affect genetic diversity?

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Habitat fragmentation isolates a large population into smaller groups, reducing genetic diversity.

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True or False: Great Biodiversity equals Great Sustainability.

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True.

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What does 'Bio-' mean?

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Life.

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What is an Autotroph?

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An organism that produces its own food from sunlight or chemical energy.

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What is a Heterotroph?

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An organism that cannot produce its own food and must consume other organisms.

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What is a Decomposer?

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An organism that breaks down dead or decaying organisms, returning nutrients to the ecosystem.

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What is Biodiversity?

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The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.

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What is Habitat Fragmentation?

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The process by which a large habitat is broken into smaller, isolated patches.