FSSA Review Question Set # 7

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What is commensalism?

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A type of symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed.

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What is mutualism?

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

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What is parasitism?

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A type of symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits at the expense of the other.

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What is predator-prey relationship?

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An interaction where one organism (the predator) hunts and eats another organism (the prey).

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What is a scientific question?

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A question that can be tested through observation and experimentation.

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What is the law of superposition?

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A geological principle stating that in undisturbed rock layers, the oldest layers are at the bottom and the youngest are at the top.

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What are igneous rocks?

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Rocks formed from the cooling and solidification of molten rock (magma or lava).

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What are sedimentary rocks?

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Rocks formed from the accumulation and compaction of mineral and organic particles.

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What are metamorphic rocks?

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Rocks that have been transformed by heat, pressure, or chemically active fluids.

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What is a common ancestor?

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An ancestral species from which multiple species have evolved.