Ecosystems & Symbiotic Relationships

Biotic Factor

• Something that is not alive

• Plants & Soil

• Organisms that are alive

• The temperature of a certain place

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Abiotic Factor

• Something that is not alive

• Plants & Soil

• Organisms that are alive

• The temperature of a certain place

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Ecosystem

• Where only nonliving things are.

• A biome

• A place where there is sunlight and water.

• The interaction of living and nonliving things in a specific place over time.

Biome

• The amazon rainforest.

• A place where an ecosystem exists that has a specific kind of climate and hosts specific organisms.

• A place where living and nonliving things interact with one another over a long period of time.

• A place where communities live.

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A ( ) is a group of the same species, while a ( ) is a group of several different kinds of species that live in one ecosystem.

Which of these is an example of a species?

• Turtles

• Insects

• A dog and their owner.

• Mammals

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An example of a living organism is

• Dirt

• The sun

• A flower

• The ocean

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Predation occurs when...

• One animal attacks and eats another animal

• Two organsisms benefit from one another

• One organism benefits while the other one is harmed.

• One organism benefits while the other is not affected.

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Commensalism occurs when...

• One animal attacks and eats another animal

• Two organsisms benefit from one another

• One organism benefits while the other one is harmed.

• One organism benefits while the other is not affected.

Mutualism occurs when...

• One animal attacks and eats another animal

• Two organsisms benefit from one another

• One organism benefits while the other one is harmed.

• One organism benefits while the other is not affected.