Ecology Flashcards

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Food Web

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Multiple, intertwining food chains that show the biodiversity of an ecosystem

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Food Chain

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Relationship of organisms that show the transfer of energy as they are consumed

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Symbiosis

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Relationship between two organisms

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Mutualism

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Symbiotic relationship in which both organisms benefit

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Commensalism

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Symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits and the other in unaffected

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Parasitism

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Symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is harmed

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Adaptation

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The act in which an organism changes to fit into its environment so it can survive

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Natural Selection

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Life forms that have traits that make them better suited to adapt to an environment and for survival

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Population

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A group of organisms that live in a certain area

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