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level: Ecosystems

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level questions: Ecosystems

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What type of competition is the most intenseIntraspecific competitions as the organisms require the exact same resources
What type of competition is the most intenseIntraspecific competitions as the organisms require the exact same resources
What is is speciesA species is a group of organisms so similar they can interbreed to produce the fertile offspring
What is a BiosphereThe zone of the earth inhabited by living organsims
What is a HabitatThe place an organism lives
What is a CommunityAll of the organisms in a habitat
What is a PopulationAll of the organisms of one type
What is an OrganismsA living thing
What is an EcosystemThe habitat, animals and plants
What is BiodiversityThe number of different species present in a particular area
What does a high Biodiversity indicateA healthy ecosystem
What is the role of a ProducerTo photosynthesis to produce food. At death they provide food for decomposers
What is the role of a ConsumerTo obtain their energy by eating other organisms
What is the role of a Primary ConsumerTo obtain their energy by eating producers. At death they provide food for decomposers
What is the role of a Secondary ConsumerTo obtain their energy by eating primary consumers. At death they provide food for decomposers
What is the role of a HerbivoreTo only eat plants
What is the role of a OmnivoreTo eat plants and animals
What is the role of a CarnivoreTo only eat animals
What is the role of a Top CarnivoreTo not be eaten by any other animal. After death they provide food for decomposers
What is the role of PreyAnimals that are eaten by a Predator
What is the role of a PredatorAnimals that hunt and kill other animals
What is the role of a DecomposerTo obtain their energy by breaking down waste, uneaten remains and dead bodies.
What do the arrows of a Food chain showThe direction of the energy flow
What is a NicheThe role an organism plays within a community
What are 3 resource in an EcosystemNutrients available, Light and Temperature
What are 3 interactions in a NichePredation, Parasitism and Competition
What do plants compete for in the same habitatWater, Space, Sunlight, Nutrients
What do animals compete for in the same habitatWater, Food, Shelter/Territory and Mates
What is Interspecific competitionIndividuals of different species compete for similar resources in an ecosystem
What is IntraspecificIndividuals of the same species competing for exactly the same resources
What type of competition is the most intenseIntraspecific competitions as the organisms require the exact same resources