Unit 10 Dynamic Ecosystems Review

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What is a Population?

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A group of organisms of the same species that live in the same area and interact with one another.

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What is Mutualism?

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A relationship where both organisms benefit.

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What is Commensalism?

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

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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 an Ecosystem?

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An ecosystem contains living (biotic) and nonliving (abiotic) things.

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What are Biotic Factors?

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Living components of an ecosystem, such as plants, animals, and microorganisms.

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What are Abiotic Factors?

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Nonliving components of an ecosystem, such as water, soil, and climate.

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What is a Community in ecology?

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A group of different populations that live together in a defined area.

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What is Symbiosis?

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A close relationship between two different species that live together.

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What is a Food Chain?

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A sequence that shows how energy and nutrients flow from one organism to another.