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What is the scientific study of interactions among organisms and between organisms and the environment?
What is the scientific study of interactions among organisms and between organisms and the environment?
What is the term for the combined portions of the planet where all life exists?
What is the term for the combined portions of the planet where all life exists?
What is the term for a group of organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring?
What is the term for a group of organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring?
What are the physical, non-living factors that influence an ecosystem?
What are the physical, non-living factors that influence an ecosystem?
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What is the term for a collection of all organisms that live in a particular place together with their non-living environment?
What is the term for a collection of all organisms that live in a particular place together with their non-living environment?
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What provides populations of wildlife with food, water, shelter, and space?
What provides populations of wildlife with food, water, shelter, and space?
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What is the term for the full range of physical and biological conditions in which an organism lives?
What is the term for the full range of physical and biological conditions in which an organism lives?
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What is the process of water moving from the ground into the soil called?
What is the process of water moving from the ground into the soil called?
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Which of the following is NOT a part of the water cycle?
Which of the following is NOT a part of the water cycle?
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What is the term for the process by which plants produce food from sunlight or chemicals?
What is the term for the process by which plants produce food from sunlight or chemicals?
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What is the flow of energy through an ecosystem necessary for?
What is the flow of energy through an ecosystem necessary for?
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What is the waste product released by plants into the atmosphere?
What is the waste product released by plants into the atmosphere?
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What is the term for an ecosystem that is very small, such as an aquarium?
What is the term for an ecosystem that is very small, such as an aquarium?
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What is the term for a species that has a significant impact on a community despite not being abundant?
What is the term for a species that has a significant impact on a community despite not being abundant?
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What is the term for a harmless species that mimics an unpalatable or harmful species?
What is the term for a harmless species that mimics an unpalatable or harmful species?
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What is the term for the process by which energy is transferred through an ecosystem?
What is the term for the process by which energy is transferred through an ecosystem?
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What is the term for two or more unpalatable species that resemble each other?
What is the term for two or more unpalatable species that resemble each other?
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What is the term for a group of organisms living in a community, along with all the abiotic factors they interact with?
What is the term for a group of organisms living in a community, along with all the abiotic factors they interact with?
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What is the process by which energy from light is converted to chemical energy?
What is the process by which energy from light is converted to chemical energy?
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What is the term for the amount of energy available to consumers in an ecosystem?
What is the term for the amount of energy available to consumers in an ecosystem?
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Which of the following organisms feed on dead organic matter?
Which of the following organisms feed on dead organic matter?
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What is the percentage of production transferred from one trophic level to the next?
What is the percentage of production transferred from one trophic level to the next?
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What is the term for the amount of energy converted to biomass by consumers during a given period of time?
What is the term for the amount of energy converted to biomass by consumers during a given period of time?
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Which of the following is NOT a type of consumer?
Which of the following is NOT a type of consumer?
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What does a pyramid of net production represent?
What does a pyramid of net production represent?
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What happens to toxins in a food web?
What happens to toxins in a food web?
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What is species diversity?
What is species diversity?
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What is an endangered species?
What is an endangered species?
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What is biological magnification?
What is biological magnification?
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What is ecosystem diversity?
What is ecosystem diversity?
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