Ecology EOC Review

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What is another word for a plant?

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Autotroph

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What do we call many living and non-living things living together?

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Ecosystem

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Why is the phosphorus cycle important?

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Phosphorus is contained in DNA.

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Who carries out each process in the nitrogen cycle?

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Bacteria

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What type of relationship is it when barnacles grow on whales without harming them?

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Commensalism

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What is an autotroph?

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An organism that produces its own food, typically through photosynthesis.

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Define heterotroph.

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An organism that cannot produce its own food and relies on consuming other organisms.

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What is an ecosystem?

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A community of living organisms and their interactions with their environment.

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What role do bacteria play in the nitrogen cycle?

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They are responsible for processes like nitrogen fixation and decomposition.

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What is mutualism?

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A symbiotic relationship where both organisms benefit.