Ecology Review

Front

What is the term for a relationship where one organism benefits at the expense of another?

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Parasitism

Front

What do we call all the living and nonliving things in an area that interact with each other?

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Ecosystem

Front

What is the term for a non-living factor that affects an ecosystem?

Back

Abiotic factor

Front

What is the primary consumer in a food chain that provides energy for a snake?

Back

Shrew

Front

What happens to the stability of populations if several species of carnivores are removed from an ecosystem?

Back

A decrease in stability among populations

Front

What is the term for the variety of life in a particular habitat or ecosystem?

Back

Biodiversity

Front

What is the process by which plants convert sunlight into chemical energy?

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Photosynthesis

Front

What do we call the role and position a species has in its environment?

Back

Niche

Front

What is the term for the maximum population size that an environment can sustain?

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Carrying capacity

Front

What is the relationship called when both species benefit from the interaction?

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Mutualism