Ecological Relationships

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What is a Heterotroph?

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An organism that obtains energy by consuming other organisms.

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What is Parasitism?

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A relationship where one organism benefits at the expense of another, such as a tapeworm in a rat.

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What is Mutualism?

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A relationship where both organisms benefit, like ants protecting aphids in exchange for sugary drinks.

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What does the symbol set +/+ represent?

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Mutualism, where both species benefit.

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What does the symbol set +/- represent?

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Parasitism, where one species benefits and the other is harmed.

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What is a Predator/Prey relationship?

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A relationship where one organism (predator) hunts and eats another organism (prey), like a wolf eating a rabbit.

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What is an Autotroph?

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

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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, like barnacles on a whale.

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What is a Producer?

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An organism that can make its own food, serving as a source of energy for other organisms.

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What is Competition in ecology?

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A relationship where two or more organisms vie for the same resources, such as food or space.