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What is a habitat?

A habitat is the natural environment in which an organism lives, providing the necessities for survival.

What are producers in an ecosystem?

Producers are organisms, like plants, that create their own food through photosynthesis.

What role do decomposers play in an ecosystem?

Decomposers break down dead organic material, recycling nutrients back into the environment.

Define biodiversity.

Biodiversity refers to the variety of life in a particular ecosystem or on Earth as a whole.

What is a food chain?

A food chain is a linear sequence that shows how energy and nutrients flow from one organism to another.

What is a trophic level?

A trophic level is a position in a food chain or food web that indicates the feeding relationship between organisms.

What is an ecosystem?

An ecosystem is a community of living organisms interacting with their physical environment.

What is the difference between abiotic and biotic factors?

Abiotic factors are non-living elements (like water and temperature), while biotic factors are living organisms.

Explain the term 'carrying capacity.'

Carrying capacity is the maximum number of individuals in a species that an environment can sustainably support.

What is symbiosis?

Symbiosis is a close and long-term interaction between two different species, which can be beneficial, neutral, or harmful.