Ecology Review

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Which is an example of a parasitic relationship? Options: a bee pollinates a flower, a tapeworm takes nutrients from a dog, an orchid lives in a tree but does not harm the tree

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a tapeworm takes nutrients from a dog

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In the wild, some alligators get their teeth cleaned by birds. The birds get their food from the alligators' teeth. What type of symbiosis is this? Options: Mutualism, Commensalism, Parasitism, Neutralism

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Mutualism

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What type of organism can make its own food?

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A producer (an autotroph)

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The role an organism plays in an environment is

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its niche

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Where is the most energy available for use in an energy pyramid?

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At the bottom of the energy pyramid.

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Primary succession occurs in areas with:

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no soil

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Succession

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gradual changes over time to fully create or restore an ecosystem

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first organisms to live in an area

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pioneer species

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A collection of organisms that belong to different populations but all live in the same area and interact with one another.

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Community

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What type of symbiosis? Hummingbirds feed on nectar from flowers. The flowers are pollinated by hummingbirds as they move from flower to flower. Options: commensalism, mutualism, parasitism, predation

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mutualism