Ecological Relationships

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What is mutualism?

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A type of ecological relationship where both organisms benefit from the interaction.

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What is predation?

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An ecological relationship where one organism eats another organism.

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What is parasitism?

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

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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 competition in ecology?

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

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Give an example of mutualism.

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Bees pollinating flowers; the bees get food (nectar) and the flowers get pollinated.

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Give an example of predation.

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A lion hunting and eating a zebra.

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Give an example of parasitism.

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A tick feeding on a dog.

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Give an example of commensalism.

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Barnacles attaching to a whale; the barnacles benefit by getting a ride to food sources, while the whale is unaffected.

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What is the role of decomposers in an ecosystem?

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Decomposers break down dead organic matter, returning nutrients to the soil.