Ecological Relationships

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What is Commensalism?

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

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What is Mutualism?

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An ecological relationship where both organisms benefit from the interaction.

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What is Parasitism?

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A relationship where one organism (the parasite) benefits at the expense of another organism (the host).

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What is a Parasite?

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An organism that lives on or in a host organism and gets its food from or at the expense of its host.

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What is a Host?

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An organism that harbors a parasite, providing it with nutrients and a place to live.

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What is Predator-Prey relationship?

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

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Example of Commensalism?

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Barnacles living on the shell of a turtle without harming it.

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Example of Mutualism?

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Ants protecting aphids in exchange for sugary secretions from the aphids.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

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Example of Parasitism?

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A tapeworm living in the intestines of a human and absorbing nutrients.

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What is Ecological Relationship?

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Interactions between different organisms in an ecosystem, which can be beneficial, harmful, or neutral.

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