Final Exam Study Guide (ECOLOGY CH. 2) Flashcards
1
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Autotroph
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Can make their own food
2
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Commensalism
A
One species benefits and the other not affected
3
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Community
A
A collection of interacting populations
4
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Detritivores
A
When an animal feeds off of a dead organism
5
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Food Chain
A
A model that scientists use to show how matter and energy move through an ecosystem
6
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Food Web
A
An expression of all the possible feeding relationships at each trophic level
7
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Heterotroph
A
Cannot make their own food
8
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Predation
A
The preying of one animal on others
9
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Mutualism
A
Both species benefit from the relationship
10
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Parasitism
A
1 organism is benefited and other is harmed
11
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Habitat
A
Where an organism lives
12
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Niche
A
An organism’s job
