Interdependence of Organisms Review

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What is Parasitism?

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A relationship where one organism benefits at the expense of another, often harming it.

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What is the role of Prey in an ecosystem?

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Prey are organisms that are hunted and eaten by predators.

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Define Competition in ecological terms.

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A relationship where organisms fight for resources necessary for survival, such as food, water, and space.

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Differentiate between Biotic and Abiotic factors.

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Biotic factors are living things, while Abiotic factors are non-living things in an ecosystem.

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What is an Herbivore?

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A consumer that primarily eats plants.

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What is Mutualism?

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A relationship where both organisms benefit from the interaction.

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What is Commensalism?

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

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What is Predation?

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A relationship where one organism (the predator) hunts and eats another organism (the prey).

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What is a Producer?

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An organism that can make its own food, typically through photosynthesis, like plants.

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What is a Heterotroph?

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An organism that cannot produce its own food and must consume other organisms for energy.