How Populations Interact

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What is mutualism?

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A type of symbiotic relationship where both species benefit from the interaction.

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What is camouflage?

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An adaptation that allows an organism to blend in with its environment to avoid detection by predators.

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What is competition in ecology?

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A relationship where two species negatively affect each other due to limited resources.

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What is commensalism?

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

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What is parasitism?

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A relationship where one organism benefits at the expense of another organism.

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What is mimicry?

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An adaptation where one species evolves to resemble another species for protection or advantage.

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Give an example of mutualism.

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Bees pollinating flowers; both benefit as bees get food and flowers get pollinated.

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Give an example of camouflage.

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A chameleon changing its color to match its surroundings.

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What is the difference between competition and predation?

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Competition involves two species fighting for the same resources, while predation involves one species hunting and consuming another.

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What is an example of commensalism?

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Barnacles attaching to a whale; barnacles benefit while the whale is unaffected.