Community Ecology

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What are the three broad trophic levels in an ecosystem?

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Producers, Consumers, Decomposers.

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What are biotic factors in an ecosystem?

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All the living things in an ecosystem.

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What do heterotrophs do?

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Heterotrophs eat other things as food.

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What is mutualism?

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A symbiotic relationship where both species benefit, such as hummingbirds and flowers.

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What is commensalism?

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A symbiotic relationship where one species benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed, such as a bird nesting in a tree.

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What are producers in an ecosystem?

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Organisms that produce their own food, typically through photosynthesis, like plants.

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What are consumers in an ecosystem?

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Organisms that eat other organisms for energy, including herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores.

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What are decomposers?

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Organisms that break down dead organic material, returning nutrients to the ecosystem.

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What is the role of a predator in an ecosystem?

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A predator hunts and eats other organisms, helping to control population sizes.

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What is parasitism?

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A symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits at the expense of another, such as a tick on a dog.