Day 9: Ecosystem Interactions

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What are biotic factors in an ecosystem?

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Biotic factors are the living components of an ecosystem, such as plants, animals, fungi, and microorganisms.

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What are abiotic factors in an ecosystem?

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Abiotic factors are the non-living components of an ecosystem, including sunlight, water, temperature, soil, and air.

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How do biotic and abiotic factors interact in an ecosystem?

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Biotic factors depend on abiotic factors for survival; for example, plants (biotic) need sunlight and water (abiotic) to grow.

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What is an example of a biotic factor affecting an abiotic factor?

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A tree (biotic) provides shade (abiotic) that affects the temperature of the ground below.

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What is an example of an abiotic factor affecting a biotic factor?

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Rainfall (abiotic) affects the growth of grass (biotic) in a field.

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What role do producers play in an ecosystem?

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Producers, like plants, convert sunlight into energy through photosynthesis, forming the base of the food chain.

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What role do consumers play in an ecosystem?

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Consumers are organisms that eat other organisms for energy, including herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores.

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What role do decomposers play in an ecosystem?

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Decomposers break down dead organic matter, returning nutrients to the soil and helping to recycle materials in the ecosystem.

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What is a food chain?

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A food chain is a linear sequence that shows how energy and nutrients flow from one organism to another in an ecosystem.

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What is a food web?

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A food web is a complex network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem, showing how different organisms are related.