Resources and Populations

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What is a population?

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A group of individuals of the same species living in a specific area.

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What does it mean when a population is stable?

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It means there are the same number of births as deaths in the population.

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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 factors can affect the size of a population?

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Birth rates, death rates, immigration, and emigration.

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What happens when more individuals are born than die in a population?

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The population size increases.

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What is the role of producers in an ecosystem?

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Producers, like plants, create energy through photosynthesis and provide food for consumers.

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What is a consumer in an ecosystem?

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A consumer is an organism that eats other organisms for energy.

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How do predators affect prey populations?

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Predators can decrease prey populations by consuming them.

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What is carrying capacity?

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The maximum number of individuals of a species that an environment can support.

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What is the relationship between predators and prey?

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Predators hunt and eat prey, which can affect the population sizes of both.