Interactions within Ecosystems Flashcard

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What is an ecosystem?

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All the living and non-living things that interact in an area.

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What is a Tertiary Consumer?

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An organism that eats secondary consumers in a food web.

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How much energy is available to be passed on to the next trophic level in an ecosystem?

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10%.

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What is parasitism?

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

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What is commensalism?

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A relationship between two organisms where one benefits and the other is unharmed.

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What is a Producer in an ecosystem?

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An organism that makes its own food, usually through photosynthesis.

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What is a Primary Consumer?

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An organism that eats producers, typically herbivores.

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What is a Secondary Consumer?

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An organism that eats primary consumers, usually carnivores.

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What is competition in an ecosystem?

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A relationship where two organisms compete for the same resources.

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What is mutualism?

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A relationship where both organisms benefit from the interaction.