Unit 4, Lesson 1

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What happens to the consumer population when the producer population increases?

Back

The consumer population will most likely increase.

Front

Which two organisms are competing for food in a food web?

Back

Shrew and Mouse.

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What is a population?

Back

A group of the same kind of animals or plants living in one area.

Front

What do dandelions and grass do for water and space?

Back

Compete.

Front

What is an ecosystem?

Back

A community of living organisms and their environment.

Front

What is a food web?

Back

A system of interrelated food chains in an ecosystem.

Front

What is a consumer in an ecosystem?

Back

An organism that eats other organisms for energy.

Front

What is a producer in an ecosystem?

Back

An organism that makes its own food, usually through photosynthesis.

Front

What is competition in ecology?

Back

When organisms vie for the same resources in an ecosystem.

Front

What is a community in ecology?

Back

A group of different species living together in one area.