Growth of Organisms

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What are the four major environmental factors that influence growth in organisms?

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Light, water, space, and food.

Front

Which crop suffered more from the drought from one year to the next?

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Corn.

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How do animals behave when there is more food, water, and living space in an ecosystem?

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There is less competition.

Front

True or False: All growth is due to the environment.

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False.

Front

What happened in 2012 in the midwestern states?

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A drought.

Front

What is the process by which plants make their own food?

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Photosynthesis.

Front

What do we call the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism?

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Habitat.

Front

What is the term for the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem?

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Biodiversity.

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What is the role of decomposers in an ecosystem?

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They break down dead organisms and recycle nutrients.

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

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Carrying capacity.