Foster Environmental Final Exam

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What is mutualism?

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A type of symbiosis where both species benefit from the relationship.

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What is primary succession?

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The process of ecological change that occurs in an area where no soil exists, such as after a volcanic eruption.

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What is the tragedy of the commons?

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A situation in which individuals use a shared resource to the extent that it becomes depleted, leading to negative consequences for the group.

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What is high specific heat?

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The property of water that allows it to absorb a lot of heat before its temperature changes significantly, helping to stabilize temperatures on Earth.

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How do animals obtain carbon?

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Animals get carbon primarily through consumption, by eating plants or other animals.

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What is commensalism?

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

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What is predation?

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An interaction where one organism (the predator) kills and eats another organism (the prey).

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What is secondary succession?

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The process of ecological change that occurs in an area where a disturbance has destroyed an existing community but left the soil intact.

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What is the universal solvent?

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Water is known as the universal solvent because it can dissolve more substances than any other liquid.