CIA 2 Remediation

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What is the difference between a community and a population?

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A community includes multiple species, while a population includes individuals of the same species.

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Where do light-independent reactions take place in the chloroplast?

Back

Stroma.

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What is a pioneer species? Give an example.

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A pioneer species is one that colonizes barren environments and initiates an ecological succession, such as lichen.

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What is the difference between mutualism and commensalism?

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Mutualism benefits both organisms involved, while commensalism benefits one organism without affecting the other.

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What are the two steps of photosynthesis?

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Light-dependent reactions and Calvin cycle.

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Define photosynthesis.

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Photosynthesis is the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods with the help of chlorophyll.

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What is ecological succession?

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Ecological succession is the process of change in the species structure of an ecological community over time.

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What role do decomposers play in an ecosystem?

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Decomposers break down dead organic material, returning nutrients to the soil and making them available for plants.

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What is the significance of biodiversity in an ecosystem?

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Biodiversity increases ecosystem resilience, productivity, and stability.

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What is the carbon cycle?

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The carbon cycle is the series of processes by which carbon compounds are interconverted in the environment.