STAAR Category 4: Life Sciences

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What are abiotic factors in an ecosystem?

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Non-living components such as rocks, water, and temperature.

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How would you describe the biodiversity of a rainforest biome?

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It has high biodiversity.

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What is the role of bacteria in the soil food web?

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Bacteria get nutrients from organic matter.

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What is primary succession?

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A type of ecological succession that occurs in an environment without soil.

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What is secondary succession?

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A type of ecological succession that occurs in an environment with existing soil.

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What is an ecosystem?

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An area composed of both biotic (living) and abiotic (non-living) factors.

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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 producer in a food web?

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An organism that can make its own food, typically through photosynthesis.

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What is a consumer in a food web?

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An organism that eats other organisms for energy.

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What is a predator?

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An organism that hunts and eats other organisms.