Ecology Review

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What is parasitism?

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A relationship between two organisms where one organism benefits at the expense of the other, which is harmed.

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How does the human body return carbon to the atmosphere?

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Through cellular respiration, where carbon dioxide is released as a waste product.

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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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In a parasitic relationship, one organism is ___________ and one organism is benefiting.

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harmed.

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What is mutualism?

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A symbiotic relationship where both organisms benefit from the interaction.

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What is commensalism?

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A relationship between two organisms where one benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed.

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What are abiotic factors?

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Non-living chemical and physical parts of the environment that affect living organisms.

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What is the carbon cycle?

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The process by which carbon is exchanged among the biosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere.

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What is an energy pyramid?

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A graphical representation of the energy flow in an ecosystem, showing the energy available at each trophic level.

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What is a trophic level?

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Each step in a food chain or food web, representing the flow of energy and nutrients.