Ecology Review

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What is Commensalism?

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

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Define Biotic factors.

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Factors in the environment that are considered living or the remains of living things.

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What happens to energy as it moves up an energy pyramid?

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The amount of available energy decreases.

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What is Mutualism?

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

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What is Parasitism?

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A type of symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits at the expense of the other.

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What is an example of a Commensalism relationship?

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Vines growing on a tree, where the vines benefit from the tree without harming it.

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What is an example of Mutualism?

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Honey guide birds and badgers; both benefit from finding and consuming honey.

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What is an example of Parasitism?

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A tick feeding on a dog, benefiting from the dog's blood while harming it.

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What are Abiotic factors?

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Non-living components of the environment, such as water, sunlight, and minerals.

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What is the role of producers in an ecosystem?

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