Ecosystem Part 1 &2

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What is parasitism?

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A type of relationship where one organism benefits at the expense of another, causing harm to the host.

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What is mutualism?

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A type of relationship where both organisms benefit from the interaction.

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What is commensalism?

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A type of relationship where one organism benefits while the other is neither helped nor harmed.

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What is predation?

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A type of relationship where one organism (the predator) kills and eats another organism (the prey).

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What is a food web?

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A complex network of interconnected food chains that shows how different organisms interact to obtain energy and nutrients.

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What is a food chain?

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A linear sequence that shows how energy and nutrients flow from one organism to another in an ecosystem.

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What role do producers play in an ecosystem?

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Producers, such as plants, convert sunlight into energy through photosynthesis, forming the base of the food chain.

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What are consumers?

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Organisms that obtain energy by eating other organisms; they can be herbivores, carnivores, or omnivores.

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What is competition in an ecosystem?

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A relationship where two or more organisms vie for the same resources, such as food, water, or space.

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What is an example of a parasitic relationship?

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A tapeworm living in the intestines of a mammal, absorbing nutrients at the host's expense.