Energy Flow in Ecology

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What is an organism that eats only plants?

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Herbivore

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What is a biological community that includes various species and their physical environment (Biotic and Abiotic Factors)?

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Ecosystem

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

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What is a group of populations in an area?

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Community

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In an ecological context, what is the term for organisms that produce their own food, typically through photosynthesis?

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Producer

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

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What do we call the largest level of ecology that includes all ecosystems on Earth?

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Biosphere

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What is the term for organisms that eat both plants and animals?

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Omnivore

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What is the term for organisms that eat other animals?

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Carnivore

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What is the role of producers in an ecosystem?

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They convert solar energy into chemical energy through photosynthesis.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

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What is the difference between biotic and abiotic factors in an ecosystem?

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Biotic factors are living components (like plants and animals), while abiotic factors are non-living components (like water, soil, and climate).

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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What is a food chain?

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A linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass as one organism eats another.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3