Ecology CFA

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What type of symbiosis occurs when hummingbirds feed on nectar from flowers and pollinate them?

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Mutualism

Front

What is a connection of food chains with many food energy paths in an ecosystem called?

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Food web

Front

What type of relationship is it when aphids live on and eat the leaves of plants, removing vital nutrients?

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Parasitism

Front

What kind of relationship is formed when barnacles attach themselves to whales, benefiting from the attachment without harming the whales?

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Commensalism

Front

What do we call an organism that gets energy from eating other organisms?

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Consumer

Front

What is the term for organisms that produce their own food through photosynthesis?

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Producers

Front

What is the role of decomposers in an ecosystem?

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Decomposers break down dead organic matter, returning nutrients to the soil.

Front

What is the difference between mutualism and commensalism?

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In mutualism, both species benefit; in commensalism, one benefits while the other is neither helped nor harmed.

Front

What is an example of a food chain?

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Grass -> Grasshopper -> Frog -> Snake -> Hawk

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What is the primary source of energy for most ecosystems?

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The Sun