Ecosystems Semester 1 Final

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What happens if producers die off in an ecosystem?

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All food chains would start to die off.

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How are daylight hours and temperatures characterized during winter months?

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Shorter days, longer nights, colder temps.

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What group do fungi (mushrooms), bacteria, and earthworms belong to?

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Decomposers.

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Which countries have the largest supplies of coal?

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China, the United States, Russia, India.

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What is the main source of energy in an ecosystem?

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Sunlight.

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Define producers in an ecosystem.

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Organisms that produce their own food, primarily through photosynthesis, such as plants.

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What role do consumers play in an ecosystem?

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Consumers are organisms that eat other organisms for energy.

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What is the difference between herbivores and carnivores?

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Herbivores eat plants, while carnivores eat other animals.

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What is the function of decomposers in an ecosystem?

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Decomposers break down dead organic matter, recycling nutrients back into the ecosystem.

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Explain the concept of 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.