Ecology, Evolution, & Natural Selection

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What is the term for when an organism has a trait that allows it to blend in with its environment?

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Camouflage

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What type of symbiotic relationship occurs when both organisms benefit from each other?

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Mutualism

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What do we call it when an organism completely dies out?

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Extinction

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What is the process called where favorable genetic traits are passed on, giving a survival advantage?

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Natural Selection

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What term describes living components of an ecosystem?

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Biotic (living)

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What term describes non-living components of an ecosystem?

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Abiotic (non-living)

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What is the term for a change in a species over time due to environmental pressures?

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Evolution

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What is the process by which species evolve into new species called?

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Speciation

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What is the term for a relationship where one organism benefits and the other is harmed?

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Parasitism

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What is the term for a relationship where one organism benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed?

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Commensalism