Understanding Symbiosis and Ecosystems

Front

What are the non-living elements in an ecosystem, such as sunlight, temperature, and water currents?

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Abiotic

Front

What type of symbiosis benefits both organisms involved?

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Mutualism

Front

What is the term for a community of different species interacting with each other and their environment?

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Ecosystem

Front

What type of symbiosis occurs when one organism benefits at the expense of another?

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Parasitism

Front

What type of symbiosis involves one organism benefiting while the other is neither helped nor harmed?

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Commensalism

Front

What is the relationship called when two different species live together and both benefit?

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Mutualism

Front

What do we call the living components of an ecosystem, such as plants and animals?

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Biotic

Front

In which type of symbiosis does one organism live on or in another organism and causes it harm?

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Parasitism

Front

What is an example of commensalism in nature?

Back

A barnacle attaching to a whale.

Front

What is the role of abiotic factors in an ecosystem?

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They influence the living organisms and their interactions.