Levels of Ecological Organization (English)

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What is an ecosystem?

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All the plants, animals, fungi, protists, monerans (bacteria) in an area and the abiotic factors they interact with.

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What is an organism?

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One individual member of a species.

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What is an abiotic factor?

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Non-living things and things that have never been alive or part of a living thing.

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What is a biome?

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A group of similar ecosystems that have the same climate.

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What is a population?

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A group of individuals that belong to the same species and live in the same area.

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What is a community in ecology?

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All the different populations of species that live together in an area.

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What are biotic factors?

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Living things and their interactions within an ecosystem.

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What is the difference between a habitat and a niche?

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A habitat is the environment where an organism lives, while a niche is the role or function of that organism within its ecosystem.

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What is biodiversity?

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The variety of life in a particular habitat or ecosystem.

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What is a food chain?

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A linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass as one organism eats another.