Ecology Review 5

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What is a consumer in ecology?

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An organism that cannot make its own food and must eat something for energy.

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Give an example of a decomposer.

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Bacteria.

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What is competition in a symbiotic relationship?

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A relationship where species have to fight for something they both need or want.

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What is mutualism?

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A symbiotic relationship in which both organisms benefit.

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What is a habitat?

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The place where an organism lives that provides it with shelter, food, and water.

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What is a producer in ecology?

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An organism that can make its own food, typically through photosynthesis.

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What role do decomposers play in an ecosystem?

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They break down dead organic matter, recycling nutrients back into the soil.

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What is predation?

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

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Define an ecosystem.

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A community of living organisms interacting with their physical environment.

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What is commensalism?

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