GB2425S1 Unit 3 Test (Period 5)

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What is a population in ecology?

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A group of individuals belonging to a single species that live together in a defined area at the same time.

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What is an ecosystem?

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The level of ecology that focuses on a group of different species as well as the abiotic components in the area.

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What type of interaction occurs when crabs and shrimp interact with sea anemone?

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Commensalism.

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What is biomass?

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The total amount of living tissue within a given trophic level.

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What is the lowest level of ecological organization?

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Organism.

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Define community in ecology.

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A group of different species that live together in a defined area.

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What is a biome?

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A large geographical biotic unit, a major community of plants and animals with similar life forms and environmental conditions.

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What is mutualism?

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A type of symbiotic relationship where both species benefit from the interaction.

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What is parasitism?

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A relationship where one organism benefits at the expense of another.

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What is the biosphere?

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The global sum of all ecosystems; the zone of life on Earth.