Ecology - 7th

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What is a niche?

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A niche refers to how an animal lives, including its habitat, role in the ecosystem, and interactions with other organisms.

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What are producers?

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Producers are organisms that change energy available in their environment into food energy, primarily through photosynthesis.

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What are biotic factors?

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Biotic factors are living things and once-living things that affect an ecosystem, such as plants, animals, and decomposers.

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What are abiotic factors?

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Abiotic factors are non-living components of an ecosystem, such as sunlight, temperature, water, and soil.

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What is a population?

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A population is made up of all the members of one species that live in a specific area.

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What is a community in ecology?

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A community is a group of different species that live together in one area and interact with each other.

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What is an ecosystem?

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An ecosystem is a community of living organisms and their physical environment interacting as a system.

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What is a biome?

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A biome is a large geographical biotic unit, a major community of plants and animals with similar life forms and environmental conditions.

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What is the role of consumers in an ecosystem?

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Consumers are organisms that obtain energy by feeding on other organisms, including herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores.

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What is photosynthesis?

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Photosynthesis is the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods with the help of chlorophyll.