Ecosystem Vocabulary Part 2

The ability to do work or change something.

• energy

• energy flow

• competition

• mutualism

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The movement of energy from one organism to another in a food chain or food web.

• energy

• energy flow

• parasitism

• symbiosis

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An animal that hunts other animals for food.

• competition

• food web

• predator

• prey

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Animals that are eaten by other animals.

• competition

• mutualism

• predator

• prey

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The struggle between two organisms for the same resources in the environment.

• Competition

• Symbiosis

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

A close and usually long-term relationship between two different kinds of organisms.

• competition

• symbiosis

• parasitism

• food web

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A symbiotic relationship that is beneficial to both organisms.

• Food web

• parasitism

• commensalism

• mutualism

A symbiotic relationship where one species benefit and the other is not impacted at all.

• mutualism

• commensalism

• parasitism

• food web

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A symbiotic relationship where one species benefit and one species is harmed.

• mutualism

• commensalism

• parasitism

• food web

The overlapping food chains in an ecosystem.

• food chain

• energy flow

• symbiosis

• food web

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