Ecology:Reinforcement

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What is a niche?

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A niche refers to how an organism survives, including its habitat, how it obtains food and shelter, and how it avoids danger.

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What occurs when more than one organism needs the same resource?

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Competition occurs when more than one organism needs the same resource.

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What is the study of interactions between organisms and their environment called?

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Ecology.

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What are the three components of the biosphere?

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1) All of the water on the Earth's surface 2) The top portion of the Earth's crust 3) The atmosphere that surrounds the Earth.

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What is population density?

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The number of individuals of one species per one specific area.

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What is an ecosystem?

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An ecosystem is a community of living organisms interacting with their environment.

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What is a food chain?

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A food chain is a linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass as one organism eats another.

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What is a producer in an ecosystem?

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A producer is an organism that can make its own food, typically through photosynthesis, like plants.

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What is a consumer?

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

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What is a decomposer?

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A decomposer is an organism that breaks down dead or decaying organisms, returning nutrients to the soil.