MVM 6th Grade Science Chapter 2.2 Ecology
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 competing | When vultures and hyenas try to eat the same dead animal, that is called _____________ for the same resources |
| territory | When wolves mark their territory, they are competing for the same ______________ |
| females | Male animals of the same species compete with each other for _______________ during the mating season. |
| sharing resources | When maple, beech and birch coexist in the same forest using the same water, nutrients and sunlight, they are ___________________________. |
| cooperating | When ants from the same colony work together to bring food to their nest, they are ________________. |
| catch | Killer whales cooperate by working in pods to ______________ food. |
| cooperating and competing | Members of the same species interact by _______________ and _______________ for the same resources. |
| symbiotic | Butterflies and flowers live together in a _________________ relationship. |
| mutalism | Butterflies and flowers benefit in a symbiotic relationship called ______________. |
| commensalism | Moss gets nutrients and sunlight by living on trees without hurting them. This symbiotic relationship is called |
| parasitism | Fleas eat blood from dogs and weaken them. This symbiotic relationship is called _________________. |
| affect | Sunny fish reproduce quickly and eat all the plants in the pond. This reduces the number of bass in the pond, which is a negative ______________ on the bass population. |
| benefits | In both a predator-prey relationship and parasite symbiotic relationship, only one species _____________. |
| survival | a predator-prey relationship and parasite symbiotic relationship are different because the predator kills the prey while a parasite relies on his host to live for ___________ |
| same species competition | Maple tees in a forest is an example of ___________________. |
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