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Chapter 2 Section 3 Review Page 42

Chapter 2 Section 3 Review Page 42. Ecology. 1. Define ecosystem : A community of organisms and their abiotic environment. 2. Explain why the entire biosphere is an ecosystem . The biosphere sustains organisms that interact and affect each other, providing an environment for all of them. 3.

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Chapter 2 Section 3 Review Page 42

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  1. Chapter 2 Section 3 Review Page 42 Ecology

  2. 1 • Define ecosystem: • A community of organisms and their abiotic environment.

  3. 2 • Explain why the entire biosphere is an ecosystem. • The biosphere sustains organisms that interact and affect each other, providing an environment for all of them.

  4. 3 • Identify three factors that control the balance of an ecosystem. • How matter and energy cycle through the ecosystem • How ecosystems respond to change • How organisms in the ecosystem interact

  5. 4 • Summarize how energy is transferred between the sun and consumers in an ecosystem. • Plants photosynthesize the suns energy into carbohydrates • Consumers (animals) eat the plants • Higher-level consumers (bigger animals) eat the smaller animals • Decomposers eat the consumers remains

  6. 5 • Describe one way that ecosystems respond to environmental change. • Ecosystems will generally respond to change in a way that restores balance within the ecosystem

  7. 6 • Compare a food chain with a food web. • Food chain: A sequence in which an organism is consumed by another organism • Food web: MORE COMPLEX Several organisms feed upon one type of organism, which are consumed by still other organisms that compete with each other.

  8. 7 • Summarize the importance of good stewardship of Earth’s resources. • Good stewardship helps maintain balance within and between ecosystems, which helps to ensure their health and productivity

  9. 8 • Discuss two ways that the expansion of urban area (cities) might be harmful to nearby ecosystems. • Removes vegetation that helps hold topsoil in place, otherwise leading to soil erosion • Water pollution from street runoff effects the water supplies • Animals may flee, disturbing neighboring ecosystems

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