Question 1
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The living things and nonliving things in an area make up an
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a. Solar system
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b. Ecosystem
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c. Community
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d. Niche
Question 2
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All organisms of the same kind that live in a particular area make up a
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community
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population
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niche
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ecosystem
Question 3
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All populations that live together in the same place make up a
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ecosystem
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population
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niche
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community
Question 4
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The various living things in an ecosystem, such as plants, animals, and bacteria, are known as
Question 5
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The nonliving parts of an ecosystem, such as water, minerals, sunlight, air, and soil are
Question 6
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What are the three cycles of an ecosystem?
Question 7
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There are three types of symbiosis.
Question 8
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_______________________________ is the attempt by organisms to obtain a resource that is available in a limited supply.
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a. Compilation
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b. Computation
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c. Compartment
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d. Competition
Question 9
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Each species has a different _____________________________, or role in the community.
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job
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niche
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occupation
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role
Question 10
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A ____________________________________ is a model of the path that the energy in food takes as it moves from one organism to the next in an ecosystem.
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food chain
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food web
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energy pyramid
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photosynthesis
Question 11
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Three types of organisms make up a food chain in an ecosystem. What are they?
Question 12
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How is a food web different from a food chain?
Question 13
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A model that shows how energy flows through a food chain is called an
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food chain
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food pyramid
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food web
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energy pyramid
Question 14
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A condition that controls the size or growth of a population is called a
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a. Limitation
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b. Limiting factor
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c. Symbiosis
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d. Control factor
Question 15
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If organisms cannot adapt to the changes in their ecosystem, they may become one of three things. List those three things.
Question 16
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The loss of any species affects _________________________________, or the wide variety of life on Earth.
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biodiversity
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biology
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biouniversity
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biological
Question 17
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The gradual replacement of one community by another is called
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commensalism
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mutualism
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pioneer community
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succession
Question 18
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Explain the differences between a pioneer community and a climax community.