Ecology

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What is mutualism?

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A type of symbiotic relationship where both species benefit from the interaction.

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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.

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What is the primary source of energy for all living things?

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The sun.

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What is commensalism?

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

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Give an example of mutualism.

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Oxpecker birds eating ticks off zebras.

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Give an example of commensalism.

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Barnacles growing on whales.

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What is the role of producers in an ecosystem?

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Producers, like plants, convert sunlight into energy, forming the base of the food chain.

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What is a consumer?

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An organism that obtains energy by eating other organisms.

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What is a food chain?

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A linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass as one organism eats another.