Ecological Relationships

Front

What is the general term used to describe the interaction between two different organisms that are living in close physical association?

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Symbiosis

Front

What is the job or role of a specific organism within its habitat?

Back

Niche

Front

What ecological relationship is described when one organism benefits while the other is not affected?

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Commensalism

Front

What type of ecological relationship is depicted when organisms of the same species compete for a single food source?

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Intraspecies Competition

Front

What is another word for a plant or other producer that makes its own food using energy from sunlight?

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Autotroph

Front

What is the term for a relationship where both organisms benefit?

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Mutualism

Front

What is the term for a relationship where one organism benefits at the expense of another?

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Parasitism

Front

What is the role of a consumer in an ecosystem?

Back

To obtain energy by eating other organisms.

Front

What is the difference between a herbivore and a carnivore?

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Herbivores eat plants, while carnivores eat other animals.

Front

What is the term for the place where an organism lives?

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Habitat