Ecosystems

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What are the five levels of environmental organization from largest to smallest?

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biosphere, ecosystem, community, population, organism

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What type of ecological pyramid shows the number of organisms at each trophic level?

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number

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What is the term for a symbiotic relationship where one organism hunts and consumes another?

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predation

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What do we call a community of organisms and their nonliving environment?

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ecosystem

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What is the term for a relationship where one organism benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed?

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commensalism

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What is the term for the variety of life in a particular habitat or ecosystem?

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biodiversity

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What is the process by which plants convert sunlight into energy?

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photosynthesis

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What is the role of decomposers in an ecosystem?

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They break down dead organisms and recycle nutrients back into the soil.

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What is the difference between a population and a community?

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A population is a group of the same species living in an area, while a community includes all the different species in that area.

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What is an example of mutualism?

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Bees pollinating flowers while obtaining nectar.