Ecosystem Interactions

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What is the most important non-living factor for an ecosystem to function?

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The sun's energy.

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What are LARGE areas that have similar climate, plant life, and animals?

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Biomes.

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What do we call the interaction of living and nonliving things in an environment?

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Ecosystem.

Front

What happens to prey numbers when predator numbers decrease?

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Prey numbers increase.

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What are the living factors in an environment that may include food sources and other populations?

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Biotic factors.

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What is the term for the non-living components of an ecosystem?

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Abiotic factors.

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What is a group of organisms of the same species living in the same area called?

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Population.

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What do we call the role of an organism in its environment?

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Niche.

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What is the term for the relationship where one organism benefits and the other is harmed?

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Parasitism.

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

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Photosynthesis.