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What are abiotic factors?

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Non-living parts of an ecosystem that are physical or chemical components of the environment.

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What type of symbiosis occurs when both organisms benefit from each other?

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Mutualism.

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What is an example of mutualism in nature?

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Clown fish living among anemones, where they get protection and the anemone gets a lure for its prey.

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What type of symbiosis is represented by a tapeworm living in a cat's intestine?

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Parasitism.

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Define symbiosis.

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A close relationship between two different types of living things where they depend on each other in some way.

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What is commensalism?

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A type of symbiosis where one organism benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed.

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Give an example of commensalism.

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Barnacles attaching to a whale; the barnacles benefit while the whale is unaffected.

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What is parasitism?

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A type of symbiosis where one organism benefits at the expense of the other.

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How do abiotic factors influence ecosystems?

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They affect the living organisms and the overall health of the ecosystem.

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What is the difference between biotic and abiotic factors?

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Biotic factors are living components of an ecosystem, while abiotic factors are non-living components.