Ecology LT#1 Check for Understanding!

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What is parasitism?

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A symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits at the expense of another, such as mistletoe taking nutrients from an oak tree.

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What is biotic?

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Refers to living or once-living organisms in an ecosystem.

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What is an example of a parasitic relationship?

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Ticks feeding on a dog.

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What is commensalism?

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A symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed, like birds building nests in trees.

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What is predation?

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Occurs when one organism kills and eats another for food.

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What is mutualism?

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A symbiotic relationship where both organisms benefit, such as bees pollinating flowers.

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What is competition in ecology?

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The struggle between organisms for the same resources in an ecosystem.

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What is an ecosystem?

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A community of living organisms and their interactions with their environment.

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What is a population?

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A group of individuals of the same species living in a specific area.

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What is a community in ecology?

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All the different populations that live together in a specific area.