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Ecology
Question | Answer |
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autotroph | A producer; a living organism that makes its own food using energy from the light |
heterotroph | A consumer; a living organism that needs to eat food to gain energy |
producer | A living organism that makes its own food |
consumer | A living organism that gets/eats its food |
decomposer | A living organism that breaks down waste or decaying material in order to get nutrients to stay alive |
population | A group of one type of living organism. Ex) humans or pandas |
mutualism | When both organisms benefit from the relationship. Ex) bees and flowers |
parasitism | When one organism benefits while hurting another. Ex) tick and dog |
commensalism | When one organism benefits and the other one doesn't care / isn't affected. |