Ecosystem Review

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How much energy makes it from one trophic level to the next?

Back

10%

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How do populations and population densities change over time?

Back

births, deaths, and loss of food sources

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What services do ecosystems provide that humans rely on?

Back

food, materials, medicine, water, energy (renewable & non renewable)

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How does changing biotic and abiotic factors affect biodiversity?

Back

if you take out biotic factors then there will less diversity in the ecosystem/habitat

Front

Which trophic level is the most important?

Back

the producers

Front

How is energy transferred through a food chain?

Back

producers-->primary consumers

-->secondary consumers-->tertiary consumers-->apex predators

-->decomposers

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How does biodiversity keep and ecosystem stable?

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as species continue to grow, there is a higher chance of any of them having traits that enable them to adapt to a changing environment to keep the ecosystem stable

Front

What is biodiversity?

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the variety of life in an ecosystem