1. The populations have been affected by the introduction of non-native species, habitat destruction, pollution, and climate change, which disrupt ecological balance and threaten native biodiversity.
2.
- Ecosystem: A community of living organisms interacting with each other and their physical environment.
- Abiotic: Non-living physical and chemical elements in an environment (e.g., sunlight, temperature, water).
- Biotic: Living components of an ecosystem, including plants, animals, and microorganisms.
- Community: All the populations of different species living and interacting in a specific area.
- Population: A group of individuals of the same species living in a particular geographic area.
- Biosphere: The global sum of all ecosystems; the zone of life on Earth.
- Organism: An individual living entity capable of carrying out life processes.
- Species: A group of organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring under natural conditions.
- Habitat: The natural environment where an organism lives, providing necessary resources for survival.
3. c. Red-tail hawk
4. d. An ecosystem
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