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level: Ecological Terms and Concepts

Questions and Answers List

Question	Answer
What is ecology?	The study of the interactions between organisms and their environment
What is an Abiotic factor?	Non-living factors
What is a Biotic factor?	Living factors (to environment)
What does Abundance mean?	How many? The count.
What does Distribution mean?	Where are they?
Population vs community vs ecosystem	Population: a species amount living in an area Community: All the populations put together Ecosystem: The community plus abiotic factors (cycles).
What is nutrient cycling?	Nutrients never leave, energy does.
What are the 5 trophic levels?	Producers, Primary Consumers, Secondary Consumers, Tertiary Consumers
What are producers?	Plant, phytoplankton (make their own food)
Primary consumers?	Eat producers.
Secondary Consumer?	Eat primary consumer.
Tertiary Consumer?	eat secondary consumer