Ecological Relationships

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

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Symbiosis

Front

What do we call the organism that is hunted and eaten in a feeding relationship?

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Prey

Front

What type of ecological relationship is exemplified by cattle egrets foraging among cattle?

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Commensalism

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Which symbols represent parasitism in ecological relationships?

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+,-

Front

What is the relationship called when one organism benefits at the expense of another?

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Parasitism

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What is the term for the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat?

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Biodiversity

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Front

What is mutualism? Provide an example.

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A relationship where both species benefit; for example, bees pollinating flowers.

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What is competition in ecological terms?

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A relationship where two species compete for the same resources.

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Define predation.

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A relationship where one organism (predator) hunts and eats another organism (prey).

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What is an autotroph?

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An organism that produces its own food, typically through photosynthesis.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6