population and resources graphs

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Define energy

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the ability to make things move or change

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

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

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What is a consumer population?

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a population that eats organisms from another population

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How did the increased population of wolves in year 5 affect the deer population in year 6?

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The increase in wolves led to a decrease in deer.

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What is the most likely explanation for the change in deer population in 2009?

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Humans introduced grazing animals that feed on the same plants as the deer.

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What is carrying capacity?

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

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What is a predator?

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An organism that hunts and eats other organisms.

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What is a prey?

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An organism that is hunted and eaten by predators.

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Define ecosystem.

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

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What role do decomposers play in an ecosystem?

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They break down dead organisms and recycle nutrients back into the soil.