Ecosystems Test

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What is carrying capacity?

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

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What happens to carrying capacity when resources increase?

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The carrying capacity will increase.

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What is bioaccumulation?

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The process by which substances, such as pesticides or heavy metals, accumulate in living organisms over time.

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Which organisms are least affected by bioaccumulation?

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Producers, as they are at the base of the food chain and do not consume other organisms.

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What is community succession?

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The process by which ecosystems change and develop over time, leading to a stable climax community.

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What is a climax community?

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A stable and mature community that undergoes little change in species composition.

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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 predation?

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An interaction where one organism (the predator) kills and eats another organism (the prey).

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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 parasitism?

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A relationship where one organism (the parasite) benefits at the expense of another organism (the host).