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What are molecules?

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Groups of atoms

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What are cells?

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Smallest functional unit of life

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What are tissues?

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Group of cells that perform a specific function.

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What is an organ?

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Several types of tissues that function together for a specific purpose.

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What is an organ system?

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Several organs working together to perform a specific purpose.

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What is an organism?

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One living individual

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What is a population?

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Several of the same species living in the same area.

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What is Ecology?

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The scientific study of the interaction among and between organisms and their surroundings.

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What is a community?

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Different populations living in the same area

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What is an ecosystem?

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Community and its nonliving surroundings

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What is a biome?

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Group of ecosystems that share the same climate and similar dominant communities

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What is the biosphere?

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Part of Earth in which all life exists

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What are producers?

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Organisms that make their own food (Autotrophs)

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What is the main energy source for life on Earth?

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The Sun

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What are the main autotrophs on land?

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Plants

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What are the main autotrophs in water?

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Algae

17
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What is chemosynthesis?

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Using chemical energy, from inorganic compounds, to produce carbohydrates.

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What are Herbivores?

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Animals that only eat plants

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What are Carnivores?

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Animals that only eat animals

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What are Omnivores?

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Animals that eat both plants and animals

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What are Detritivores?

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Animals that eat dead plant and animal remains

22
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Energy flows through an ecosystem in _____ direction.

A

One

23
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What is a series of steps where organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten?

A

A Food Chain

24
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What links all food chains in an ecosystem together?

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Food Web

25
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What is the term for each step in a food chain or food web?

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Tropic Level

26
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Only ___ percent of the energy available in one tropic level is transferred to organisms at the next level.

A

10%

27
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What are the biological influences in an ecosystem?

A

Biotic Factors

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