Refer to figure 38.28 and the chapter content to answer the following questions.

1. Review the definitions of ecology, populations, communities, and ecosystems using the Survey the Landscape figure in the chapter introduction and the Pull It Together figure. Then, classify each of the following as a question relating to populations, communities, or ecosystems:

a. How do gophers and moles compete for resources?

b. How do monkeys establish dominance within a group?

c. How does pollution affect crop plants?

2. Where do mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism fit into this concept map?

3. Make another concept map that shows nutrient cycling on land. Include producers, consumers, decomposers, carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, atmosphere, and soil; you may also add other concepts.

Figure 38.28

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Ecosystem composed of Communities Ablotic environment are changes in interactions includes composed of composition are called include Populations Successlon Competition Inorganic Light nutrients Symblosis may be Herbivory/ Predation Primary absorbed released Secondary by by Autotrophs Decomposers