Ecosystems and Energy

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Which of the following is the correct definition of ecology?

  • The study of interactions between organisms in their abiotic environment
  • The study of interactions among organisms in their biotic environment
  • The study of interactions among organisms in their abiotic environment (correct)
  • The study of interactions between organisms in their biotic environment

What is the main function of an estuary?

  • To serve as a nursery for fish
  • To buffer coasts against storms (correct)
  • To provide a home for insects and birds
  • To gradually change freshwater to saltwater

What dominates the Chesapeake Bay salt marshes?

  • Insects and birds
  • Fish
  • Tidal
  • Cordgrass (correct)

What is the correct order of the flow of energy through ecosystems?

<p>Producers, Consumers, Decomposers (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'abiotic' refer to in ecology?

<p>Non-living components of the surroundings (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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