1.1 - Definition of Ecology
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What is ecology?
💡 Hint: Think about the relationship between living and non-living things.
Give one example of a biotic factor.
💡 Hint: These are living components of an ecosystem.
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What does ecology study?
💡 Hint: Think about the focus of ecology.
True or False: Biotic factors include non-living components.
💡 Hint: Consider what biotic components include.
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Describe an ecosystem you are familiar with and identify at least three biotic and three abiotic factors involved. Discuss how they interact.
💡 Hint: Think about a local park or your garden!
Explain how the loss of a keystone species could affect both biotic and abiotic factors in an ecosystem. Provide a specific example.
💡 Hint: Consider a predator-prey relationship.
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