Species Interactions

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What are resources in the context of species interactions?

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Resources are valuable elements such as food, water, and living space that organisms need to survive.

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What type of symbiosis occurs when one species benefits and the other is not affected?

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Commensalism is a type of symbiosis where one species benefits while the other is neither helped nor harmed.

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What is symbiosis?

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Symbiosis is a close physical relationship between two different species, which can be beneficial or harmful to one or both parties.

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How are parasites similar to predators?

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Both parasites and predators must hunt or find food to survive.

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What is parasitism?

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Parasitism is a relationship where one organism (the parasite) benefits at the expense of another organism (the host), often harming it.

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What is mutualism?

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Mutualism is a type of symbiosis where both species benefit from the relationship.

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What is competition in species interactions?

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Competition occurs when two or more species vie for the same resources, such as food, water, or space.

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What is predation?

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Predation is an interaction where one organism (the predator) kills and eats another organism (the prey).

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Give an example of commensalism.

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An example of commensalism is the relationship between remoras and sharks, where remoras attach to sharks for transportation without harming them.

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What is the role of a tertiary consumer in an ecosystem?

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A tertiary consumer is an organism that eats secondary consumers and is typically at the top of the food chain.