Ecological Relationships

Front

What is the general term used to describe the interaction between two different organisms that are living in close physical association?

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Symbiosis

Front

Which symbols best describe mutualism?

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Front

What is the ecological relationship when two organisms compete for the same resource?

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Competition

Front

What is the term used to describe ALL of the populations of ALL the species of living organisms within a particular habitat?

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Community

Front

Humans: Biotic or abiotic?

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Biotic

Front

What is the term for a relationship where one organism benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed?

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Commensalism

Front

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

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Parasitism

Front

What is the term for the role an organism plays in its ecosystem?

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Niche

Front

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

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Biodiversity

Front

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

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Carrying Capacity