Ecology

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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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What happens to the grass population if the rabbit population is removed from the food chain?

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The grass population would likely increase.

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What happens to energy as you move up an energy pyramid?

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Energy decreases.

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Which type of consumer gets only 10% of the energy stored in plants?

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Herbivore.

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What is carrying capacity?

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The maximum number of individuals of a species that an environment can support sustainably.

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What is mutualism?

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A type of symbiotic relationship where both organisms benefit.

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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 a food web?

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A complex network of feeding relationships among various organisms in an ecosystem.

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What is a primary consumer?

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An organism that eats producers (plants) in a food chain.

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What is a secondary consumer?

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An organism that eats primary consumers (herbivores) in a food chain.