Food Web/Population (12/10)

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Natural disasters and weather patterns like earthquakes, floods, and tornadoes are considered ___________ ____________ limiting factors.

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Density-independent

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What are plants called in a food chain?

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Producers

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What type of growth curve is characterized by the interaction between predator and prey?

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Predator-prey

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What are the organisms that break down dead organic matter?

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Decomposers

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Competition, disease, predation, and parasitism are considered ___________ ____________ limiting factors.

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Density-dependent

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What is the role of producers in an ecosystem?

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Producers convert sunlight into energy through photosynthesis.

Front

Define a food web.

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A food web is a complex network of feeding relationships among organisms in an ecosystem.

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What is the difference between a food chain and a food web?

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A food chain is a linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass, while a food web is a more complex interconnection of multiple food chains.

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What is carrying capacity?

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Carrying capacity is the maximum population size that an environment can sustain indefinitely.

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What is the significance of decomposers in an ecosystem?

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Decomposers recycle nutrients back into the ecosystem by breaking down dead organisms.