What is a keystone species?
Ecology Review

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1.
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A species that plays a critical role in the health, maintenance, growth, or definition of an ecosystem.
2.
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What is a decomposer?
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An organism that helps to recycle nutrients within an ecosystem by eating dead or decaying organisms.
3.
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What is parasitism?
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A type of symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits at the expense of another, such as tapeworms in the human intestine.
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What happens to the amount of available energy in an energy pyramid as it moves up through the different levels?
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It decreases.
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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If there is 1000 Kcal available in the producers in trophic level 1, how much energy is available in the herbivores in trophic level 2?
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100 Kcal.
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What is an autotroph?
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An organism that produces its own food, typically through photosynthesis, such as plants.
7.
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Define mutualism.
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A symbiotic relationship where both organisms benefit from the interaction.
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