Populations and Resources Assessment

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What is energy?

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Energy is the ability to make things move or change.

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What is competition in ecological terms?

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Competition occurs when two or more populations use the same resource, such as the same food source.

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What do birds such as eagles and hawks need energy for?

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Birds such as eagles and hawks need energy for flying, breathing, and digesting food.

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What is a resource population?

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A resource population is a population that is eaten by organisms from another population.

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What is an ecosystem?

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An ecosystem is all the living and nonliving things interacting in a particular area.

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What is a population?

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A population is a group of individuals of the same species living in a specific area.

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What is a food chain?

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A food chain is a sequence that shows how energy and nutrients flow from one organism to another.

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What is a food web?

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A food web is a complex network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem.

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What is a producer?

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A producer is an organism that can make its own food, usually through photosynthesis.

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What is a consumer?

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A consumer is an organism that eats other organisms for energy.