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Science 4.2
Inspire Science 4.2
Question | Answer |
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symbiosis | relationship between two kinds of organisms over time |
mutualism | a relationship between two kind of organisms that benefits both |
parasitism | a relationship in which one organism lives in or on another organism and benefits from that relationship while the host organism is harmed by it |
invasive species | can be introduced through human interaction with an ecosystem |
limiting factor in an ecosystem | can affect the number of organisms; example amount of water, sunlight or space |
example of symbiosis | mutualism or commensalism or remora and a ray |
example of parasitism | tick and a host |
example of invasive species | emerald ash borers |
if a consumer is removed from an ecosystem | the population of primary and secondary consumers will increase |
example of commensalism | vulture can follow a pride of lions and eat the remains of a hunt after they finish. |
example of mutualism | hummingbird benefits from a flower by drinking the nectar and the flower benefits from the hummingbird when its pollen is spread to another flower. |