FALL SEMESTER FINAL REVIEW AQUATIC SCIENCE

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Commensalism

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

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Nonpoint source pollution

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Pollution that comes from multiple, diffuse sources, such as pesticide runoff from farmland.

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Adaptation

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A behavior or physical trait that increases a species' chance of survival in a specific environment.

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Phytoplankton and Seaweed

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These populations of organisms represent the most energy available in the food web.

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Bio-indicators

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An organism used to monitor the health of an ecosystem.

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Parasitism

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A type of ecological relationship where one organism benefits at the expense of another.

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Symbiosis

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A close ecological relationship between two or more different species.

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Mutualism

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A type of ecological relationship where both organisms benefit.

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Point source pollution

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Pollution that comes from a single, identifiable source.

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Ecosystem

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