Competition in Ecosystems

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What are organisms in an ecosystem?

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Organisms are the living things in an ecosystem.

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What must some organisms in a population do for survival?

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Some organisms in a population must reproduce.

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What are characteristics like height and hair color called?

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These characteristics are called genetic factors.

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What two types of things do environments include?

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Environments include both living and nonliving things.

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What do ecosystems depend on organisms to do?

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Ecosystems depend on organisms to interact with each other to maintain stability.

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What is competition in ecosystems?

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Competition in ecosystems is the struggle between organisms for the same resources.

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What is a population in an ecosystem?

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

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What is a habitat?

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A habitat is the natural environment where an organism lives.

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What is the role of producers in an ecosystem?

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Producers, like plants, create their own food through photosynthesis.

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What are consumers in an ecosystem?

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Consumers are organisms that eat other organisms for energy.