Ecology Review

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What is mutualism?

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A symbiotic relationship where both species benefit from the interaction. Example: Clownfish and sea anemones.

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What is a producer in an ecosystem?

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An organism that uses sunlight to make its own food, such as plants.

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Define community in ecological terms.

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A group of populations of different species that interact in a specific area.

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What is an abiotic factor?

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A non-living component of an ecosystem that affects living organisms, such as sunlight, temperature, and water.

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What is parasitism?

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A symbiotic relationship where one species benefits at the expense of the other. Example: Ticks feeding on mammals.

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What is the difference between biotic and abiotic factors?

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Biotic factors are living components of an ecosystem (like plants and animals), while abiotic factors are non-living components (like water and soil).

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What is a food chain?

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A linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass as one organism eats another.

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Define ecosystem.

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A community of living organisms interacting with their physical environment.

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What is commensalism?

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A symbiotic relationship where one species benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed. Example: Barnacles on whales.

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What is a biome?

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A large geographic biotic unit, a major community of plants and animals with similar life forms and environmental conditions.