Ecology Test Review

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What characteristic do all renewable resources share?

Back

Renewable resources are replaced in a reasonably short time period.

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What type of factor is air in an ecosystem?

Back

Air is an abiotic factor.

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What is an example of a biotic factor in an ocean ecosystem?

Back

The fish in the water.

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What type of symbiosis benefits one species without affecting the other?

Back

Commensalism.

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What is the difference between biotic and abiotic factors?

Back

Biotic factors are living things and abiotic factors are nonliving things.

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Define ecology.

Back

Ecology is the study of interactions between living organisms and their environment.

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What is an ecosystem?

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An ecosystem is a community of living organisms interacting with their physical environment.

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What is the role of producers in an ecosystem?

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Producers convert sunlight into energy through photosynthesis.

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What is a food chain?

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A food chain is a linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass.

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What is the difference between a food chain and a food web?

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A food chain is a single pathway of energy flow, while a food web consists of multiple interconnected food chains.