Question 1

What is ecology?

Accepted Answer

the study of interactions between organisms and their environment

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a single pathway that describes how energy and nutrients flow through organisms in an ecosystem

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the variety of life on Earth and the interdependence of all living things

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multiple complex pathways that describe how energy and nutrients flow through organisms in an ecosystem

Question 2

Which term describes a living thing in an ecosystem?

Accepted Answer

biotic

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abiotic

Question 3

Which term describes a non living factor in an ecosystem?

Accepted Answer

abiotic

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biotic

Question 4

What is biodiversity?

Accepted Answer

the variety of life on Earth and the interdependence of all living things

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multiple complex pathways that describe how energy and nutrients flow through organisms in an ecosystem

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the study of interactions between organisms and their environment

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a single pathway that describes how energy and nutrients flow through organisms in an ecosystem

Question 5

What is a single pathway that describes how energy and nutrients flow through organisms in an ecosystem called?

Accepted Answer

food chain

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food web

Question 6

What is a producer?

Accepted Answer

an organism that obtains energy directly from the Sun in order to produce food

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an organism that eats plants

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an organism that obtains energy by eating other organisms

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an organism that eats animals

Question 7

What is a consumer?

Accepted Answer

an organism that obtains energy by eating other organisms

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an organism that obtains energy directly from the Sun in order to produce food

Question 8

What is an organism that eats plants called?

Accepted Answer

herbivore

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omnivore

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producer

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carnivore

Question 9

What is an organism that eats plants and animals called?

Accepted Answer

omnivore

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producer

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herbivore

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carnivore

Question 10

What is an organism that eats animals called?

Accepted Answer

carnivore

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producer

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omnivore

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herbivore

Question 11

What are multiple complex pathways that describe how energy and nutrients flow through organisms in an ecosystem called?

Accepted Answer

food web

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food chain

Question 12

What are invasive species?

Accepted Answer

plants/animals/other organisms that come into an area that is outside of their normal habitat

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organisms that eat plants

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organisms that eat plants and animals

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organisms that eat animals

Question 13

Which term describes the maximum number of organisms of one species that an ecosystem can support?

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carrying capacity

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ecology

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biodiversity

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limiting factor

Question 14

What is a limiting factor?

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a biotic or abiotic factor that limits the survival and reproduction of organisms

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the maximum number of organisms of one species that an ecosystem can support

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a change in global or regional climate patterns

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taking too much away from the land and not returning enough back

Question 15

What is climate change?

Accepted Answer

a change in global or regional climate patterns

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taking too much away from the land and not returning enough back

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rain containing high amounts of chemical pollutants

Question 16

What is acid rain?

Accepted Answer

rain containing high amounts of chemical pollutants

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taking too much away from the land and not returning enough back

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a change in global or regional climate patterns

Question 17

What is overfarming?

Accepted Answer

taking too much away from the land and not returning enough back

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a change in global or regional climate patterns

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rain containing high amounts of chemical pollutants

Question 18

Which term describes a geographical area of distinctive plant and animal groups adapted to that particular environment?

Accepted Answer

biome

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biodiversity

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limiting factor

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ecology

Question 19

Which is an example of a biotic factor?

Accepted Answer

grass

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water

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oxygen

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sunlight

Question 20

Which is an example of an abiotic factor?

Accepted Answer

water

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humans

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grass

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bacteria

Question 21

Which is an example of a producer?

Accepted Answer

tree

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panda

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human

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fungus

Question 22

Which is an example of a consumer?

Accepted Answer

fungus

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plant

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tree

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grass

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