Relationships Between Organisams Flashcards
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Predator
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Predator an organism that naturally prays on others
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Prey
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Prey is an animal that is hunted and killed for another organism for food
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10% rule
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It is the 10% of energy/glucose that is left after they animal is consumed by they predator it or
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Tertiary
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A consumer at the top of the food chain
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Energy pyramid
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Is a graphical model of energy flow with in a community
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Symbiosis
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Interaction between two different organisms living in close physical association
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Mutualism
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Symbiosis that is beneficial to both organisms involved
8
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Parasitism
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A relationship between two organisms which one benefits at the expense of another
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Commensalism
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An association between two organisms in which one benefits and the other is not harmed or benefits
