Energy Transfer and Ecological Relationships

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What is competition in ecology?

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Competition is when two organisms fight over the same resource.

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What is a carnivore?

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A carnivore is a consumer that eats only other animals.

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What is parasitism?

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Parasitism occurs when one species benefits while it harms another species.

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How much energy does an owl get if a grasshopper has 3,500 kilocalories?

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The owl will have 35 kilocalories of energy.

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What is the correct order of ecological organization from smallest to largest?

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The order is organism, population, community, ecosystem, biosphere.

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What is an herbivore?

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An herbivore is a consumer that eats only plants.

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What is mutualism?

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Mutualism is a relationship where both species benefit.

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What is commensalism?

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Commensalism is a relationship where one species benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed.

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What is a decomposer?

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A decomposer is an organism that breaks down dead material and recycles nutrients back into the ecosystem.

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What is an ecosystem?

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An ecosystem is a community of living organisms and their physical environment interacting as a system.