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Mutualism is a type of symbiotic relationship where both organisms benefit from each other's presence.

Examples of mutualism include:

• The birds that ride on large buffalos and elephants
• Honeybees visit male and female flowers for nectar and pollen, and the flowers get pollinated.

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• A parasite is an organism that feeds and lives in or on part of another organism (host), often causing harm to the host.
• Examples of parasites include tapeworms, fleas, and lice.

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Abiotic components refer to the non-living things in an environment, including:

• Physical elements: light, temperature, water, soil, air
• Chemical elements: minerals, nutrients, salts
• Geological elements: rocks, minerals, terrain

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• Biotic components refer to the living things in an environment.
• Including plants, animals, microorganisms, and fungi.

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• Bacteria on the surface of your skin are an example of a biotic component of the environment.
• Biotic components are living organisms, including plants, animals, fungi, and microorganisms like bacteria.

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• Minerals are an example of an abiotic (non-living) component of an ecosystem.
• Abiotic factors are the physical and chemical elements that make up an ecosystem.
• Including water, air, soil, sunlight, temperature, and minerals.

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• Decomposers are organisms that break down dead organic matter, releasing nutrients back into the ecosystem.
• This includes insects, bacteria, fungi, and small animals that feed on dead decaying bodies of plants and animals.

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• Consumers are the animals that get their food by eating plants or other animals.
• This includes herbivores (plant-eaters), carnivores (meat-eaters), omnivores (both plant and meat-eaters), and decomposers (break down dead organic matter).

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• Photosynthesis is the process by which plants, algae, and some bacteria.
• It use energy from sunlight to convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose and oxygen.

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• Ecology is the scientific study of the relationships between living organisms (biotic factors) and their environment (abiotic factors).
• Including other organisms and their physical surroundings.