Biology EOC Review - Ecology

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What is ecology?

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The study of interactions between organisms and their environments.

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What is a producer in a food chain?

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An organism that can make its own food, typically plants like grass.

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What does the arrow in a population graph represent?

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Carrying capacity.

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Give an example of a producer.

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Algae.

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If there is 1000 Kcal available in the producers, how much energy is available in the herbivores?

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100 Kcal.

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What is a consumer?

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An organism that eats other organisms for energy.

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Define trophic level.

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The position an organism occupies in a food chain.

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What is biotic potential?

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The maximum reproductive capacity of an organism under optimal environmental conditions.

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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 are decomposers?

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Organisms that break down dead or decaying organisms, returning nutrients to the soil.