Living together - mutualism, parasitism, commensalism

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What is mutualism?

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A type of symbiotic relationship where both organisms benefit from the interaction.

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What is parasitism?

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A type of symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits at the expense of another.

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What is commensalism?

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A type of symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed.

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Define predator.

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An organism that kills and eats another organism for food.

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Define prey.

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An organism that is hunted and eaten by a predator.

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What is competition in ecology?

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The struggle between organisms for the same resources in an environment.

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Give an example of mutualism.

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A honeybee pollinating a flower while receiving nectar.

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Give an example of parasitism.

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A tapeworm living in the intestines of a host organism.

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Give an example of commensalism.

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A bird nesting in a tree without affecting the tree.

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What is an ecological niche?

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The role and position a species has in its environment, including all interactions with biotic and abiotic factors.