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Science, ecosystem, biotic, abiotic

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What are scavengers? Give an example.

These are organisms that consume waste and dead animals.

What are parasites? Give an example.

These are consumers that feed on other animals but without killing them. They can live inside or outside the body they consume.

In what way heterotrophic and autotrophic organisms interact?

Heterotrophic organisms consume autotrophic organisms, and sometimes they benefit from each other.

Name three reasons why there is deforestation.

To collect wood to make furniture, to collect wood to burn as fuel, to clear land for farming, to clear land for cities, to clear land for mining.

What is deforestation?

Deforestation happens when we destroy forests by cutting down trees.

Why are forests so important?

Habitats of animals, creation of medicine, give us oxygen.

Name The Harmful Effects of Human Activity.

Agriculture and the Use of Pesticides, Indiscriminate Hunting and Introduction of a New Species.

Name the Natural Causes that alter Food Systems.

Glacial periods, Volcanic eruptions, Floods and droughts.

What is a glacial period?

Glacial periods are times when the global temperature of the earth’s surface decreases, which causes the migration of animals and the extinction of species that

What is a flood? What are the negative effects?

Floods can leave plants and animals submerged in water, causing alteration in their food chains.

What is a drought? What are the negative effects?

Droughts are caused when the amount of water necessary for living things to survive is not available. Many plants die because they cannot perform photosynthesis