Ecology Review

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What is a population?

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A group of individuals of the same species that live in the same area.

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What is mutualism?

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A type of symbiotic relationship where both species benefit, such as honey guide birds and badgers.

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Why might an organism have more than one arrow coming FROM them in a food web?

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More than one organism may eat them.

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What is an ecosystem?

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An area that includes communities of different species and their environment.

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What happens to the amount of available energy in the energy pyramid as it moves up through the different levels?

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It decreases.

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What is ecology?

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The study of interactions between organisms and their environment.

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Define symbiosis.

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A close and long-term interaction between two different species.

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What is the difference between a community and a population?

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A community consists of different species living together, while a population consists of individuals of the same species.

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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.

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What is a trophic level?

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Each step in a food chain or food web, representing a different level of energy transfer.