Category 4 Science Review

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What is the primary producer in aquatic ecosystems that performs photosynthesis?

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Phytoplankton

Front

What is the process called when an ecosystem develops from bare rock or lifeless areas?

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Primary Succession

Front

What type of relationship exists when one organism benefits at the expense of another?

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Parasitism

Front

What do we call organisms that cannot produce their own food and must consume others?

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Consumers

Front

What term describes the variety of life in a particular habitat or ecosystem?

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Biodiversity

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What is the term for the gradual process of change and replacement in the species composition of a given area?

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Ecological Succession

Front

What type of symbiotic relationship benefits both organisms involved?

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Mutualism

Front

What is the term for organisms that break down dead organic material?

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Decomposers

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What is the term for the role an organism plays in its ecosystem, including its habitat and interactions?

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Niche

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What is the term for the relationship where one organism benefits while the other is neither helped nor harmed?

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Commensalism