Ecological Relationships

Front

What is the term for the organism that is hunted and eaten in a feeding relationship?

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Prey

Front

What term describes an organism that eats both plants and animals?

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Omnivore

Front

What ecological relationship occurs when one organism benefits while the other is neither helped nor harmed?

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Commensalism

Front

What is a group of organisms of the same species living in the same habitat called?

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Population

Front

What type of organisms are essential at the end of food chains for recycling nutrients back into the habitat?

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Decomposers

Front

What is the term for a relationship where both organisms benefit from the interaction?

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Mutualism

Front

What is the primary producer in an ecosystem?

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Plants (or autotrophs)

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Front

What is the term for organisms that only eat plants?

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Herbivores

Front

What is the ecological relationship called when one organism is harmed and the other benefits?

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Parasitism

Front

What is the difference between a food chain and a food web?

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A food chain is a linear sequence of organisms, while a food web is a complex network of interconnected food chains.