Ecological Concepts

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What are ecosystems?

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Ecosystems comprise communities and their non-living environments functioning as a single unit.

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How is the health of ecosystems gauged?

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The health of ecosystems is often gauged by their biodiversity, productivity, and the cyclic movements of energy and nutrients.

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What is a community in ecological terms?

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A community is a group of populations of different species that live in the same area and interact with each other.

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What types of interactions can occur within a community?

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Interactions can include various forms of symbiosis, competition, and predation.

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What defines a population?

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A population is a group of individuals of the same species living in a specific area, capable of interbreeding.

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What factors play a crucial role in the health and evolution of ecosystems?

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Population dynamics, such as growth rates and migration.

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What is an individual in the ecological hierarchy?

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The smallest unit in the ecological hierarchy, an individual is a single organism capable of independent survival.