6th_Unit 3 Review Flashcard

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What is mutualism?

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A symbiotic relationship where both species benefit from the interaction.

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What do remoras get from sharks in a mutualistic relationship?

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Remoras get food by cleaning parasites from the sharks.

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What is the level of organization in an ecosystem represented by an individual plant or animal?

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Organism.

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What is a limiting factor in an ecosystem?

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Any biotic or abiotic factor that regulates the size of a population of another organism.

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What is carrying capacity?

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The maximum number of individuals of a species that an environment can support.

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What type of relationship is represented by parasitism?

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

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What is commensalism?

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

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What is a population in ecological terms?

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A group of individuals of the same species living in a specific area.

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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 is an example of a biotic factor?

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Plants, animals, bacteria, and fungi.