Ecology Review

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What is mutualism?

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A type of symbiotic relationship where both organisms benefit, such as bees pollinating flowers while obtaining nectar.

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What is an autotroph?

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An organism that obtains its energy from abiotic sources, such as sunlight or inorganic chemicals.

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What is a primary consumer?

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An organism that eats primary producers (plants), typically herbivores.

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What is ecology?

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The study of interactions between organisms and their environment.

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What happens to 90% of energy as you move up a food pyramid?

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It is lost as heat to the environment.

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What is a heterotroph?

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An organism that obtains its energy by consuming other organisms.

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What is a carnivore?

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An organism that primarily eats other animals.

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What is a herbivore?

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An organism that primarily eats plants.

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What is a decomposer?

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An organism that breaks down dead organic material, returning nutrients to the ecosystem.

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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.