Unit 2 - Marine Ecology

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What is an ecosystem?

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An ecosystem is made up of all the living things in an area and their non-living environment.

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What is the genus of tube worms that grows as part of the third step of hydrothermal vent succession?

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The genus is Riftia.

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What do we call a group of fish that swim together in a synchronized direction and speed?

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A group of fish swimming together is called a school.

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What type of relationship occurs when two species fight over limited resources?

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This relationship is called competition.

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What is a habitat?

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A habitat is the natural environment in which a species lives.

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Define mutualism.

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Mutualism is a type of symbiotic relationship where both species benefit from the interaction.

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What is predation?

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Predation is a biological interaction where one organism, the predator, kills and eats another organism, the prey.

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What is commensalism?

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Commensalism is a type of symbiotic relationship where one species benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed.

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What is biodiversity?

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Biodiversity refers to the variety of life in a particular habitat or ecosystem.

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What is a food chain?

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