Review ch1 Population & Resources

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What is a population?

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A group of the same type of organism that lives in the same area.

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What is an energy storage molecule?

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A molecule that organisms can use to release the energy they need to survive.

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What happens when two species share the same habitat?

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Competition occurs.

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Who are the consumers in an ecosystem?

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Organisms that eat other organisms, such as elephants eating grass.

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What does an ecologist study?

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The interactions between living beings and their environments.

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Define habitat.

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The natural environment where an organism lives.

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What is a food chain?

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A sequence that shows how energy and nutrients flow from one organism to another.

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What is biodiversity?

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The variety of different species in a given area.

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What is a producer?

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An organism that can make its own food, typically through photosynthesis.

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What is a consumer?

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An organism that obtains energy by eating other organisms.