Ecology Review

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What is a symbiotic relationship in which both organisms benefit?

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Mutualism

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What is a collection of organisms that make up a community as well as all of the nonliving aspects of the environment?

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Ecosystem

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Autotrophs make up the _______ level in all ecosystems.

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First

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What do we call organisms that feed on both living producers and other consumers?

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Omnivores

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What is defined as two or more members of a particular species living and interacting in the same area?

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Population

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What is the term for organisms that produce their own food using sunlight or chemical energy?

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Autotrophs

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What is the term for the role and position a species has in its environment?

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Niche

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What is the process by which nitrogen is converted into a usable form for plants?

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Nitrogen fixation

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

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Biodiversity

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

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Carrying capacity