Ecosystems

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What is mutualism?

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A relationship between organisms or species that is helpful to both.

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What is a population?

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A group of interacting individuals of the same species located in the same area.

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What is predation?

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The interaction between two animals in which one animal eats the other.

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What is the smallest level of organization in an ecosystem?

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Organism.

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What is commensalism?

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An interaction between organisms or species that is helpful to one but neither helpful nor harmful to the other.

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What is an ecosystem?

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A community of living organisms and their physical environment interacting as a system.

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What is a community?

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A group of different species that live together in one area.

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What is competition in an ecosystem?

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The interaction between organisms or species in which they compete for the same resources.

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What is parasitism?

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A relationship between organisms where one organism benefits at the expense of the other.

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What is biodiversity?

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The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.