Ecosystem Interactions: Unit Review

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What are physical features organisms have that increase their chance of survival?

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Structural adaptations are physical features that enhance an organism's survival.

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What is the term for when living things work together in a way that benefits them?

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Cooperation is when living things work together for mutual benefit.

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What do we call the adaptations that involve the behavior of organisms?

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Behavioral adaptations are actions organisms take to survive.

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What term describes things that living things need from their environment to survive, like food, water, space, and shelter?

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Resources are essential elements that organisms require to live.

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What is the struggle between living things for limited resources in a habitat called?

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Competition is the struggle for limited resources among organisms.

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

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Parasitism is a relationship where one organism benefits while harming another.

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What is the term for a relationship where both organisms benefit?

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Mutualism is a relationship where both organisms gain benefits.

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What is an example of a structural adaptation in animals?

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An example of a structural adaptation is the thick fur of polar bears for insulation.

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What is an example of a behavioral adaptation in birds?

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Migrating south for the winter is a behavioral adaptation in birds.

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What do we call the natural home or environment of an organism?

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A habitat is the natural environment where an organism lives.