Environmental Systems Fall Final

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What is bioaccumulation?

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The build up of toxins in a food chain.

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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 tick drinking blood from a dog.

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How do most invasive species get to new areas?

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Humans take them accidentally or on purpose.

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What is a tsunami?

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A damaging fast-moving wave often caused by an underwater earthquake.

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What is primary succession?

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The process of ecological recovery that occurs in lifeless areas, such as newly created volcanic islands.

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What is mutualism?

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A symbiotic relationship where both organisms benefit.

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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 an invasive species?

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A non-native species that spreads widely in a new habitat.

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What is ecological succession?

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The process of change in the species structure of an ecological community over time.

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What is a food chain?

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A linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass as one organism eats another.

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