Interdependence Biotic and Abiotic

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What is a population?

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All the members of one species living in a particular area.

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What are abiotic factors?

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The nonliving parts of an organism's habitat, such as water, rocks, air, and light.

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What is an organism?

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A living thing that gets food, water, shelter, and other things from its environment.

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What are limiting factors?

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Environmental factors that cause a population to stop growing or decrease in size, such as food, water, climate, space, and predators.

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List examples of biotic factors.

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Snail, guppy (fish), Daphnia (water flea), algae.

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What is an ecosystem?

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A community of living organisms interacting with their environment, including both biotic and abiotic factors.

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Define community in ecological terms.

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A group of different species that live together in one area.

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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 nonliving components.

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Give an example of an abiotic factor.

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Sunlight, temperature, water, rocks.

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What role do producers play in an ecosystem?

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Producers, like plants, create their own food through photosynthesis and provide energy for other organisms.