Ecology Review

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What is the main factor that separates the biomes?

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Climate

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What may cause a population to increase?

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Increase of food supply, removal of predators, removal of disease, all of these.

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What is biodiversity?

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The variety of species within an ecosystem.

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What is the primary source of energy in an ecosystem?

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Solar energy.

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Why is photosynthesis important?

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It makes food for the food webs.

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Define ecosystem.

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

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What is a food chain?

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

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What is the role of producers in an ecosystem?

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Producers, like plants, convert solar energy into chemical energy through photosynthesis.

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What is a consumer?

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An organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms.

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What is the difference between a herbivore and a carnivore?

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Herbivores eat plants, while carnivores eat other animals.