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Which of the following is the correct definition of ecology?
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?
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?
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?
What is the correct order of the flow of energy through ecosystems?
What does the term 'abiotic' refer to in ecology?
What does the term 'abiotic' refer to in ecology?
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