Interactions Within Ecosystems

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What term describes organisms striving for the same limited resources?

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Competition

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Symbiotic relationships occur when two organisms live in _____ ______ and form a relationship.

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direct contact

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A relationship between two organisms in which both organisms benefit.

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Mutualism

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Red-billed oxpeckers are birds that often feed on parasites that infest impala. This is an example of _______.

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mutualism

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Organisms with the same habitat compete for the same resources in this relationship.

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competitive relationships

Front

What is the term for a relationship where one organism benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed?

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Commensalism

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What is the term for a relationship where one organism benefits at the expense of another?

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Parasitism

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What is the term for the role an organism plays in its environment?

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Niche

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What is the term for the variety of life in a particular habitat or ecosystem?

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Biodiversity

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What is the process by which plants use sunlight to make food?

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Photosynthesis