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Biology 2e

2nd Edition

ISBN:9781947172517

Author:Matthew Douglas, Jung Choi, Mary Ann Clark

Publisher:Matthew Douglas, Jung Choi, Mary Ann Clark

Chapter44: Ecology And The Biosphere

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 2VCQ: Figure 44.12 Which of the following statements about biomes is false? Chaparral is dominated by...

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Which of the following would be considered a biotic component of a coral reef ecosystem? Check ALL that apply.

microbes?

algae?

water temperature?

wave action?

water currents?

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Ecosystem: It is a collaboration of living organisms such as plants and animals with non-living things in nature. Ecosystem is mainly composed of 2 things : Biotic / living factors and abiotic/ non-living factors.

1) Biotic component include: plants, animals, microorganism

2) Abiotic component include: temperature, light, water, soil, salinity etc.

To form an ecosystem both factors are equally important as they are interdependent on each other.

Ecosystems can be either natural or artificial (man-made). For example: Grasslands, forests, desserts, coral reefs are natural ecosystems. While Crop lands, gardens, aquariums, zoo are artificial ecosystems.

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