Ecosystems

The study of the relationships between organisms and their environment is called

• an ecosystem

• ecology

• parasitism

• symbiosis

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An organism that kills and eats its food is called

• prey

• a producer

• an herbivore

• a predator

A relationship between 2 species where one gets nutrients from the host.

• Parasitism

• Commensalism

• Mutualism

• Symbiosis

The Hawaiian crickets demonstrated this to attract females when their wings could no longer make sound.

• Symbiosis

• Photosynthesis

• Predation

• Satellite behavior

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Living things that shape an ecosystem are called

• abiotic factor

• food chains

• biotic factors

• habitats

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A group of organisms of the same species who live together in the same ecosystem are called a

• population

• community

• niche

• producer

The role or job a species plays in an ecosystem is its

• habitat

• niche

• adaptation

• community

A relationship between 2 different species in which 1 or both benefit from the relationship.

• Predation

• Competition

• Symbiosis

• Community

Physical or behavioral changes in a species so there is a better chance of surviving or reproducing.

• Predation

• Biotic factors

• Parasitism

• Adaptation

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A biological community of interacting organisms and their environment.

• Ecosystem

• Abiotic factors

• Commensalism

• Mutualism

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