Relationships Between Organisms Flashcards
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Predator
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A predator is an animal which eats other organisms for food.
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Prey
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Prey is an animal which gets eaten by predators
3
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10% rule
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When a organism eats another organism 90% of the energy is left behind and 10% is consumed
4
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Symbiosis
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The act or relation ship between organisms
5
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Mutualism
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When both organisms get benefitted
6
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Commensalism
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When one organism gets benefitted while the other organism does not get harmed or benefitted
7
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Parasitism
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When one organism gets benefitted and the other organism gets harmed
8
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Energy pyramid
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The energy pyramid is a graph that shows how much energy each organism gets.
9
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Tertiary
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Tertiary is the consumer at the top of the food chain,3rd level,that gets the least amount of energy
