Competition in Ecosystems

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Characteristics such as height, hair color, and eye color are ________ factors.

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genetic factors are traits that are inherited from parents and influence an organism's characteristics.

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Environments include both _____ and _____ things.

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Environments include both living and nonliving things, which interact to form ecosystems.

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Organisms are the ________ things in an ecosystem.

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Organisms are the living things in an ecosystem, including plants, animals, and microorganisms.

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Living things depend on many different _________ in order to survive.

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Living things depend on many different resources, such as food, water, and shelter, to survive.

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An invasive species is a plant or animal that is ________ to an ecosystem.

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An invasive species is a plant or animal that is not native to an ecosystem and can disrupt the local environment.

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What is an ecosystem?

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

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Define competition in ecosystems.

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Competition in ecosystems refers to the struggle between organisms for limited resources such as food, water, and space.

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What are biotic factors?

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Biotic factors are the living components of an ecosystem, including plants, animals, and microorganisms.

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What are abiotic factors?

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Abiotic factors are the nonliving components of an ecosystem, such as sunlight, water, and soil.

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What role do producers play in an ecosystem?

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Producers, like plants, create their own food through photosynthesis and provide energy for other organisms.