Community Interactions

Front

What is the term for a relationship where one organism eats another?

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Predation

Front

What type of competition occurs between members of the same species?

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Intraspecific competition

Front

What type of competition occurs between members of different species?

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Interspecific competition

Front

In the predator-prey cycle, why does the predator population lag behind the prey population?

Back

Because an increase in predators leads to a decrease in prey.

Front

What is the ecological role of a fox in a meadow with too many rabbits?

Back

The fox helps balance the ecosystem by preying on the rabbits.

Front

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

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Parasitism

Front

What is an example of mutualism in an ecosystem?

Back

Bees pollinating flowers while obtaining nectar.

Front

What is the term for the maximum population size that an environment can sustain?

Back

Carrying capacity

Front

What is the difference between a food chain and a food web?

Back

A food chain is a linear sequence of organisms, while a food web is a complex network of interconnected food chains.

Front

What is the role of decomposers in an ecosystem?

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Decomposers break down dead organic matter, recycling nutrients back into the ecosystem.