Ecology

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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 a carnivore?

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An organism that primarily eats meat.

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What is a habitat?

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The natural environment where an organism lives, including all living and non-living factors.

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What is commensalism?

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A type of symbiotic relationship where one species benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed.

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What is parasitism?

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A type of symbiotic relationship where one species benefits at the expense of the other.

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What is an herbivore?

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An organism that primarily eats plants.

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What is an omnivore?

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An organism that eats both plants and animals.

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What is a food chain?

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A linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass as one organism eats another.

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What is biodiversity?

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The variety of life in a particular habitat or ecosystem.

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What is an ecosystem?

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A community of living organisms and their interactions with their environment.