Relationships in Ecology study guide

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What level of ecological organization includes all squirrels that live in the same area?

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Population

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What is a primary consumer?

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A primary consumer cannot make its own energy and eats only plants for their energy.

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What represents several species of poisonous snakes bearing bright colors of red, black, and yellow?

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Mullerian mimicry

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What is biomass?

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Anything that is or once was alive.

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Give an example of a primary consumer.

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Grasshopper

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What is an ecosystem?

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A community of living organisms interacting with their environment.

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Define a biome.

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A large geographical biotic unit, a major community of plants and animals with similar life forms and environmental conditions.

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What is commensalism?

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A relationship between two organisms where one benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed.

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What is mutualism?

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A symbiotic relationship where both organisms benefit.

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What is Batesian mimicry?

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A form of mimicry where a harmless species imitates the warning signals of a harmful species.