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A group of living things that interact in an ecosystem.

• population

• competitor

• community

• individual

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A term used to describe the relationship between organisms that eat other organisms

• Predation

• herbivore

• autotroph

• producer

A form of symbiosis in which one organism (parasite) benefits at the expense of another organism, usually of a different species (host).

• commensalism

• parasitism

• mutualism

• carnivorous

A form of symbiosis between two organisms of different species in which one of them benefits and the other is largely unaffected.

• trophic level

• carnivore

• commensalism

• mutualism

A symbiotic relationship between individuals of different species in which both benefit.

• mutualism

• biotic

• consumer

• trophic

A long-term relationship between two different species. (mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism).

• decomposer

• symbiosis

• consumer

• herbivore

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an animal that feeds on dead plants and animals

• decomposer

• chemotropism

• carnivore

• scavenger

What is a stimulus?

• a reaction or a response

• anything in the environment that causes a response in an organism

• a special structure that allows plants to adapt

• a period of inactivity in which a plant or seed does not grow

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The reaction to a stimulus is called a:

• response

• adaptation

• dormancy

• germination

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A structure of behavior that helps organisms survive and function better in its environment:

• stimulus

• response

• germination

• adaptation