Ecology Unit 1 vocabulary

What is the term for the interaction where one organism hunts and eats another?

• Mutualism

• Predation

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

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Which term describes a relationship where both species benefit?

• Competition

• Parasitism

• Mutualism

• Predation

What is the term for a relationship where one organism benefits and the other is unaffected?

• Commensalism

• Mutualism

• Parasitism

• Competition

What is the term for an organism that makes its own food?

• Primary consumer

• Secondary consumer

• Producer

• Tertiary consumer

Which term describes an organism that eats secondary consumers?

• Primary consumer

• Tertiary consumer

• Producer

• Ecosystem

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Which term describes the role of producers in an ecosystem?

• They consume primary consumers

• They make their own food

• They eat secondary consumers

• They compete for resources

Which term describes a non-mutual relationship where one species benefits and the other is harmed?

• Parasitism

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Competition

Which term describes a relationship where both organisms involved benefit?

• Parasitism

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Predation

Which term refers to the ability of an ecosystem to maintain its structure and function over time?

• Ecological stability

• Competition

• Predation

• Parasitism

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Which organism breaks down dead material and recycles nutrients back into the ecosystem?

• Herbivore

• Decomposer

• Carnivore

• Omnivore

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