Population & resources review

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What does it mean when a population is INCREASING?

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It means there are more births than deaths.

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What is the term for when two or more populations use the same resource, such as the same food source?

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Competition.

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In a food chain, if owls are eating mice, which is the consumer population?

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Owls.

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What is an ecosystem?

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An ecosystem is where everything, living and nonliving, interacts with each other.

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What happens to births when a larger resource population provides more energy storage molecules to its consumer population?

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Births increase.

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What is the term for the maximum number of individuals an environment can support?

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Carrying capacity.

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What is the difference between a population and a community?

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A population is a group of the same species, while a community includes different species living together.

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What is a food chain?

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A food chain is a sequence that shows how energy and nutrients flow from one organism to another.

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What role do producers play in an ecosystem?

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Producers create energy through photosynthesis, forming the base of the food chain.

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What is the impact of overpopulation on resources?

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Overpopulation can lead to resource depletion and environmental degradation.