Relationships Between Organisms Flashcards

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Predator

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A animal which eats another animal

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Prey

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A animal that gets eaten by the predator

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Tertiary

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The name for the third level of consumers

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10% rule

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When a level gets energy only 10% is passed to the next level and the other 90% is used for processes like respiration, reproduction, and growth

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Energy pyramid

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A model that shows how energy is passed through different levels of species and what species are in each level.

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Symbiosis

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A relationship in which two different organisms in close association with each other

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Mutualism

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Both species benefit;sometimes depends on each other to survive

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Parasitism

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One species (parasite) benefits from the other species (host) which is harmed

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Commensalism

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When one organism is benefited and the other organism is not benefited nor is it harmed or hurt

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