Ecology Flashcards
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What are the levels of an environment
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Organism, population, community, ecosystem, and biome
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What is ecology
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The study of how organisms interact with each other and with the environment
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What is a niche
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The role of a species in its community
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What is a habitat
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The place where an organism usually lives
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Define mutualism
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Both species benefit
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Define commensalism
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One species benefits and the other is unaffected
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Define parasitism
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One species benefits and the other is harmed
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What is a community
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A bunch of different populations living in the same area
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What is an ecosystem
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All of the biotic AND abiotic factors in an environment
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What is a biome?
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A large region containing many ecosystems
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Define symbiosis
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A close, long term association between two or more species
