Ecology Review

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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 a food web?

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A combination of food chains that shows how different organisms are interconnected in an ecosystem.

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How do hunters impact rhinoceros populations?

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Hunters killed all of the rhinos to get their horns, leading to their decline and potential extinction.

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What role do decomposers play in an ecosystem?

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Decomposers break down dead matter, recycling nutrients back into the ecosystem.

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What happens if decomposers disappear from an ecosystem?

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The ecosystem would be overrun with dead matter, disrupting the balance.

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What is competition in an ecosystem?

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When two organisms compete for a resource that is required by both.

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

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What is a predator-prey relationship?

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A relationship where one organism (the predator) hunts and eats another organism (the prey).

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What is an ecosystem?

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A community of living organisms interacting with their environment.