Relationships in Ecosystems

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Mutualism

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Close relationship where both organisms benefit

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A limited supply of food and shelter in the same habitat will lead to -

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competition

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What is the organism that is harmed in a parasitic relationship?

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host

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What is the type of symbiotic relationship that helps one organism, but does not harm or help the other?

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commensalism

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Fleas and ticks are examples of what?

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parasites

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What is a predator?

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An organism that does the consuming

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Prey

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An organism that is consumed

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Plants need light, water, and carbon dioxide for photosynthesis. This is an example of an organism interacting with -

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abiotic factors

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Which population is most likely to decrease if the number of grasshoppers decreases? Options: plants, frog, praying mantis, owl

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frog

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A tapeworm lives in human intestines absorbing the nutrients that would normally be absorbed by the person. This eventually causes the person to experience health problems. This relationship is -

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parasite/host