GSH EOCE Review - Ecology

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What is a habitat?

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The place where an organism lives.

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What qualifies as an ecosystem?

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A group of prairie dogs, a group of trees, and soil.

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What is ecology?

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The study of organisms interacting with their environment.

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What type of relationship exists when a hummingbird receives nectar from a plant and the plant benefits by having its genetic material carried to another flower?

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Mutualism.

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What is a density-independent limiting factor?

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A factor that does not depend on the number of organisms in a given area, such as a hurricane.

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Define 'population' in ecological terms.

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A group of organisms of the same species living in a specific area.

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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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Explain the concept of carrying capacity.

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The maximum number of individuals of a species that an environment can support sustainably.

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What is the difference between biotic and abiotic factors?

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Biotic factors are living components of an ecosystem, while abiotic factors are non-living components.

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What is an example of a mutualistic relationship?

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Bees pollinating flowers while collecting nectar.