Ecosystems

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What is the largest number of individuals that an environment can support long term?

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Carrying capacity

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What do we call organisms that can produce their own source of food?

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Autotrophs

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What term describes all members of one species in a certain area?

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Population

Front

Which of the following is an example of a population? 10 squirrels, a single squirrel, or deer and mice?

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10 squirrels

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What would INCREASE the carrying capacity of an ecosystem?

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Increase in available food

Front

What is the term for the maximum population size that an environment can sustain?

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Carrying capacity

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What are organisms that cannot produce their own food called?

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Heterotrophs

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What is the difference between immigration and emigration?

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Immigration is the movement of individuals into a population, while emigration is the movement of individuals out of a population.

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What is a limiting factor in an ecosystem?

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A limiting factor is a resource or condition that limits the growth, abundance, or distribution of a population.

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What is the role of producers in an ecosystem?

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Producers, or autotrophs, convert sunlight or chemical energy into food, forming the base of the food chain.