Population and Resources

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What organism is the main focus of our Amplify unit?

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Moon Jellies

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What is a consumer population?

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A consumer population is a population that eats organisms from another population.

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What happens when two or more populations use the same resource?

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This is called competition.

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What is a population?

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A population is a group of the same type of organism living in the same area.

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What is competition in ecology?

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Competition is when organisms fight for resources necessary for survival, such as food, water, space, light, or mates.

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What is a producer in an ecosystem?

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A producer is an organism that can make its own food, typically through photosynthesis.

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What is a predator?

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A predator is an organism that hunts and eats other organisms.

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What is prey?

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Prey is an organism that is hunted and eaten by predators.

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What is mutualism?

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Mutualism is a relationship between two organisms where both benefit from the interaction.

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What is parasitism?

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Parasitism is a relationship where one organism benefits at the expense of another.