Glencoe Biology Chapter 2 Exam

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What is the role or position that an organism has in its environment?

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Niche

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What term describes one organism pursuing and consuming another organism for food?

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Predation

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Where is energy the highest in the food chain: grass, rabbit, hawk, bacteria?

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Grass

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What is a carnivore?

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An organism that only eats meat.

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Which consumer receives the most amount of energy?

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The primary consumer.

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What is a habitat?

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The natural environment in which an organism lives.

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What is symbiosis?

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A close and long-term interaction between two different species.

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What is mutualism?

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A type of symbiosis where both species benefit.

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What is commensalism?

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A type of symbiosis where one species benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed.

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What is a food chain?

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A linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass.