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| It is the study of the interactions among living things and between living things and their surroundings. |
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| Place these in order from smallest to largest: Ecosystem, Community, biome, organism, population. |
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| Organism, population, community, ecosystem, and biome (OPCEB) |
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| What is the difference between a population, community, and an ecosystem? |
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| A community consists of many species whereas a population only consists of one species. An ecosystem includes all of the organisms and all of the other nonliving things. |
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| It is a major regional or global community of organisms, usually characterized by climate conditions and plant communities. |
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| Would a scientist use and indirect survey or a direct survey to follow an animal that was very elusive? |
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| Indirect survey. Direct surveys are used for species that are easy to follow. |
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| To monitor plant populations, what method do scientists use? |
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| How are lab experiments and field experiments different? |
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Lab experiment- controlled indoor environment
Field experiment- performed where organisms live (usually outdoors) |
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| Why are labs experiments sometimes more useful than field experiments? |
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| Because they allow scientists to control variables in a way they normally would not be able to. |
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| When a question cannot be easily solved through observation and experimentation, what do scientists use? |
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| Computers and mathematical models |
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| Would a bunny be a biotic factor or an abiotic factor? How about grass? Air? |
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Bunny- biotic (living)
Grass- biotic (living)
Air-abiotic (nonliving) |
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| The variety of living things in an ecosystem |
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| Do tropical rain forests have a high or low amount of biodiversity? |
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| A species that has an unusually large effect on its ecosystem is called? |
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