VA Science SOL 4.3 Ecosystems and Classification

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What is a dichotomous key?

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A tool that allows the user to determine the identity of living things.

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What does a food chain show?

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Energy passed as one organism eats another.

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What is a population?

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All the organisms of the same species that live in the same place at the same time.

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What is a niche?

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The role that an organism performs in the food web of that community.

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What is classification?

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The process of organizing living things into groups to explain relationships.

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What is an ecosystem?

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

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What is a habitat?

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The place where an animal or plant naturally lives.

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What is a community in ecology?

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

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What is a food web?

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A system of interrelated food chains in an ecosystem.

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What is the role of producers in an ecosystem?

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They create energy through photosynthesis, forming the base of the food chain.