Ecology Review

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A plover bird eats parasites off a crocodile’s skin. The crocodile provides the plover protection from predators.

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Mutualism

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Barnacles create a home by attaching themselves to the skin of a whale. The barnacle is a filter feeder and obtains food as it rides on the whale. The whale is not affected. What type of relationship is this? Options: Mutualism, Commensalism, Parasitism, Not Symbiosis

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Commensalism

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Fleas obtain nutrients by feeding on the blood of a dog.

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Parasitism

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Mistletoe vines wrap around a tree, robbing the tree of water and nutrients.

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Parasitism

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Photosynthesis occurs in which organelle? Options: Nucleus, Vacuole, Chloroplast, Mitochondria

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Chloroplast

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Which is product of photosynthesis? Options: carbon dioxide, water, glucose, sunlight

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glucose

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Are animal cells able to carry out photosynthesis?

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No

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Example of a decomposer: fungus, mouse, plants, frogs

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fungus

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What is a producer?

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an organism that uses sunlight to make its own food

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A connection of food chains with many food energy paths in an ecosystem is a ____________

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food web