Interdependency

An organism that uses sunlight to make its own

food for energy.

• Producer

• Consumer

• Decomposer

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A long-term relationship between two different

kinds of organisms where one or both receive

benefit.

• Symbiotic

• Synthtetic

• Synchronous

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An organism that gets energy from eating plants

or animals.

• Consumer

• Producer

• Scavenger

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An organism that gets energy by eating only

plants.

• Herbivore

• Carnivore

• Omnivore

A system involving the interactions between a community of living organisms in a particular area and its nonliving environment.

• habitat

• biome

• ecosystem

• organism

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How does this interaction most benefit flowers?

• Bees are provided with nectar for food.

• Flowers get pollen from other flowers which

  is needed to produce seeds.

• The bees provide oxygen for the flowers

  which is needed to produce more flowers.

• The pollen kills off the bees for its own

  protection

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How does the Cecropia tree depend on aztec ants to survive?

• The ants produce a sugary solution for food.

• The ants provide oxygen for the tree.

• The ants keep away other invading organisms.

• The ants help the tree reproduce.

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How do kelp forests most likely support populations and communities within an ecosystem?

• by providing food and shelter for organisms

• by providing ground tunnels for organisms

• by providing non-living elements for

  organisms

• by providing carbon-dioxide for organisms

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Students are studying how organisms interact with the elements in their ecosystem. The chart below lists some elements that are found in a coastal ecosystem.

• Living and Non-Living

• Animals and Survival Needs

• Competition and Interactions

• Interactions and Populations

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Which of these facts describes how the Atlantic puffin depends on its environment for protection?

• Fact 1

• Fact 2

• Fact 3

• Fact 4

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