Ecology

Front

What are green plants classified as in an ecosystem?

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Producers

Front

What type of symbiotic relationship benefits both organisms?

Back

Mutualism

Front

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

Back

Parasitism

Front

What is the primary reason for the increase in rabbit populations in Australia?

Back

There are few effective predators.

Front

In an energy pyramid, what percentage of energy is typically passed from producers to herbivores?

Back

10%.

Front

What is the term for organisms that eat plants?

Back

Herbivores

Front

What is the term for organisms that eat other animals?

Back

Carnivores

Front

What is competition in ecology?

Back

A relationship where organisms vie for the same resources.

Front

What is commensalism?

Back

A symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed.

Front

What is the role of decomposers in an ecosystem?

Back

They break down dead organic matter, returning nutrients to the soil.