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What is the literal meaning of ecosystem ?

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ECO: home
SYSTEM: system

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What is the equation of ecosystems ?

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Community + Habitat = Ecosystem

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What is an ecosystem?

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The organisms and plants found in a particular area in which they live

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What is within an ecosystem?

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A community and a habitat

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What is a community?

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The organisms within a habitat

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What is a habitat?

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The area in which organisms live

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What are examples of communities?

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Fish, microorganisms, water plants, turtles and frogs

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What are examples of habitats ?

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Pond

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What is a niche ?

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An organism has it’s own particular role or place in an ecosystem

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What is an example of a niche ?

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Sparrows and squirrels both live in the leaf canopy

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What do sparrows feed on ?

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Insects and larvae

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What do squirrels feed on ?

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Acorns

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What do bacteria and fungi do ?

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Recycle dead leaves back into the soil to provide minerals for the tree

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Why can squirrels and sparrows co-exist in the leaf canopy ?

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They do not compete for the same food

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What are ecologists ?

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Scientists who study the environment and the distribution of organisms in an ecosystem

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What does the distribution of organisms in an ecosystem relate to ?

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Where exactly the organisms live in the ecosystem

The population of these organisms in the ecosystem

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What is environmental sampling ?

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How organisms are distributed

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What does environmental sampling involve ?

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Making observations

Collecting data samples of all the different organisms in an area

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