Ecological Relationship --Chapter 6

Front

What is the term for a close interaction between two different species?

Back

Symbiosis

Front

What is the feeding relationship where one organism hunts and one is hunted?

Back

Predator-Prey

Front

What term describes all the populations of different species living together in a particular area?

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Community

Front

What type of symbiotic relationship benefits one species while the other is unaffected?

Back

Commensalism

Front

What type of symbiotic relationship benefits both species involved?

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Mutualism

Front

What is the term for a relationship where one organism benefits at the expense of another?

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Parasitism

Front

Give an example of mutualism in nature.

Back

A mongoose eating ticks off a warthog.

Front

What is biodiversity?

Back

The variety of life in a particular habitat or ecosystem.

Front

What is the role of decomposers in an ecosystem?

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They break down dead organic material, recycling nutrients back into the ecosystem.

Front

What is the difference between commensalism and mutualism?

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In commensalism, one species benefits and the other is unaffected; in mutualism, both species benefit.