Ecology: Part I

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What happens to a population when it grows past the ecosystem's carrying capacity?

Back

The population starts to die off to return to carrying capacity.

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What will happen to the grasshoppers if frogs become extinct in a food chain?

Back

The grasshoppers will increase.

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Define habitat.

Back

Where an organism lives in an ecosystem.

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What type of dispersion is characterized by individuals being grouped together?

Back

Clumped.

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What type of symbiosis occurs when both species benefit from the relationship?

Back

Mutualism.

Front

What is carrying capacity?

Back

The maximum number of individuals of a species that an environment can support.

Front

What is a food chain?

Back

A sequence of organisms each dependent on the next as a source of food.

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Define ecosystem.

Back

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

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What is the difference between biotic and abiotic factors?

Back

Biotic factors are living components of an ecosystem, while abiotic factors are non-living components.

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What is the role of producers in an ecosystem?

Back

Producers convert solar energy into chemical energy through photosynthesis.