Ecology

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What is mutualism?

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A type of symbiotic relationship where both species benefit from the interaction.

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What is an herbivore?

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A consumer that primarily eats plants.

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What is primary succession?

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The process of ecological change that occurs in an area where no soil exists, starting with pioneer species like lichens.

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What is commensalism?

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A type of relationship where one species benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed.

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What is a population in ecology?

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A group of individuals of the same species living in a specific area.

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What is parasitism?

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A relationship where one organism benefits at the expense of another.

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What are producers?

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Organisms, like plants, that produce their own food through photosynthesis.

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What is a community in ecology?

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All the different populations that live together in a specific area.

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What is a habitat?

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The natural environment in which a species lives and grows.

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What is a food chain?

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A linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass as one organism eats another.