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Symbiosis
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A relationship where two organisms in close contact both receive benefits
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Direct relationship
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Organisms are in contact
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Example of direct relationship
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Mailman to dog
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Lichen
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A symbiotic relationship between fungi and algae
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Competition
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Where organisms vie for resources, nobody benefits
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Predation
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Relationship where on organism kills and feeds on another, only one benefits; predator prey
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Parasitism
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Where one organism feeds off another host
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Biocide
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To kill life
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Pesticide
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To kill animals
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Examples of pesticides
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Traps, arsenic
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Germicide
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To kill bacteria and virus
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Examples of germicides
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Alcohol, Lysol, heat
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Herbicide
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To kill plants
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Examples of herbicides
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Round-up, DDT
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Insecticide
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To kill insects
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Examples of insecticides
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Raid, Off, Deet, permithrin
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Extinct
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Gone forever or severely threatened
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Species
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A group of similar organisms that can successfully reproduce
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Biodiversity
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The number of different types of organisms in an environment
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Herbivore
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Eats plants
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Carnivore
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Eats animals
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Omnivore
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Eats both plants and animals
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Detrivore
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Eats dead flesh/ dead plants
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Malaria
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Mosquitoes
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Malaria
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Mosquitoes
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West Nile
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Mosquito to bird to human
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Malaria
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Mosquitoes
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West Nile
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Mosquito to bird to human
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Lyme Disease
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Tick to mouse/deer/human
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Name Herbivores
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Name Carnivores
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Name Carnivores
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Name Omnivores
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Name Carnivores
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Name Omnivores
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Detrivore
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Name Carnivores
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Name Omnivores
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Detrivore
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Energy Pyramid
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Producers>herbivores>omnivore and carnivore>top level predators
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Ten Percent Rule
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Each level of the pyramid had one tenth of the energy of the level below it
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Energy is lost as it goes up the pyramid
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